Through her friendship with teenage siblings Aníbal and Orianny Moreno, who have sickle cell anemia, Milena Pérez was able to grasp the meaning of a phrase she used to hear at mass when she was a little girl: “Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.” She learned how small acts of solidarity can change lives, not only that of others, but her own. This is the second installment of our #HaySegundasPartes [#SecondParts] series.
I was born in Anzoátegui and I am a bachelor of communication and media from the Santa María University, Oriente Campus. I work at El Tiempo. I am a dreamer and a stage actress. I was passionate about photography from an early age, but since I didn’t have a camera, I chose to draw what I saw, and that´s what I do. #SemilleroDeNarradores [Seedbed of Storytellers].
