Meet Mimi, a teen paramedic in El Salvador | Pop-Up Magazine

Filmmaker Juliana Schatz Preston shares the story of Mimi, a teenage volunteer paramedic in El Salvador. After Mimi loses a friend to gang violence, she’s forced to consider the dangers of life in her hometown against the unknowns of immigrating to the United States.
“Mimi y Los Comandos” was first performed live on the POP-UP MAGAZINE stage and is presented as part of Hispanic Heritage Month, with support from Google.
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JULIANA SCHATZ PRESTON is a Colombian American documentary filmmaker. Her film LOS COMANDOS was shortlisted for a 2019 Academy Award. She contributed to 12 documentaries at FRONTLINE - including two Emmy Award winners and one Peabody Award winner. Her coverage of the Egyptian revolution with The GroundTruth Project (thegroundtruth...) was nominated for the Livingston Award for Young Journalists.

[@learnspanish6474]

An excellent documentary about a brave young girl making a difference in her community. Thank you for sharing!

[@justcausethatswhy]

This was truly beautiful💚 Thank you for existing Mimi! Her and all the other volunteers certainly fill me with hope✨🙏🏾

[@MarkVidal]

what a brave young girl, she's got the right head space and spirit to change the world. Also, fantastic story telling!

[@nicolef6]

woah. amazing story. thanks for sharing!

[@gitteee7940]

❤❤❤

[@CodAddict324]

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