Arts and Entertainment - 3rd prize
Karla Gachet Vega
Aurora Photos
Aurora Photos
09 April, 2009
Ceci and Meme outside a milonga, after a long night of working and partying.
Ceci, 20, is a tango dancer. During the day, she performs for tourists in restaurants and on the streets of the El Caminito quarter of Buenos Aires. Mostly she dances with Meme. At night, Ceci and Meme head to milongas, neighborhood dance parties throughout the city. Ceci is also a student and tries to balance her work with commitments at university.
Karla Gachet Vega
Karla Gachet Vega is an Ecuadorian visual storyteller with nearly 20 years of experience documenting stories across Latin America and the United States. Her work explores themes ...
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