At 15, Inocente refuses to let her dream of becoming an artist be caged by her life as an undocumented immigrant forced to live homeless for the last nine years. Color is her personal revolution and its extraordinary sweep on her canvases creates a world that looks nothing like her own dark past -- a past punctuated by a father deported for domestic abuse, an alcoholic and defeated mother of four who once took her daughter by the hand to jump off a bridge together, an endless shuffle year after year through the city’s overcrowded homeless shelters and the constant threat of deportation.
MORE ON 'INOCENTE'
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'Inocente' Show Page
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Inocente's Website
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John Leguizamo, Executive Producer
GET INVOLVED
Homelessness
Download the students' guide to ending homelessness, find out where you can volunteer + more!
Immigration
Advocate for undocumented youth, learn more about immigration issues + find out more on what you can do.
Arts Education
Find an art program near you, volunteer at an arts center + more ways to get involved with the arts.
SPECIAL THANKS TO
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A Reason To Survive
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MALDEF
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Dream Yard
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CA Alliance for Arts Education
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NYS Youth Leadership Council
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Coalition for the Homeless NY
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Free Arts
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Hollywood Homeless Youth Partnership
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HOPE
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Covenant House
