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Ellas


Dec 30, 2019

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In today’s episode of Ellas, Mexican photographer and filmmaker, Cher Martínez shares with Brenda Hernández Jaimes how she has started her own artistic path and received the support from her family.

 

Cher talks about discovering her love for photography and developing her own vision and voice through this beautiful medium. She also shares how she has created a safe space and placed women and our Latino community at the forefront of her work such as her photo series, The Future of Filmmaking Captured on Film and documentary, Ganándose la Vida.

 

We also talk about self-love and living with adult acne. Cher opens up about accepting herself and connecting with other women who live with adult acne through her iconic portrait series, Self Love - which opened the doors for her to speak on The Today Show.

 

Cher also shares about how she connects with her own creativity through important self-care moments of taking breaks. 

 

Listen to the episode to find out more about Cher’s inspiring work that creates important conversations!

In this episode we talk about...

1:15 - Discover how Brenda Hernández Jaimes and Cher Martínez connected 

3:23 - Cher shares about living between Santa Barbara and Mexico City and the homesickness she has for Mexico

10:39 - Find out how Cher discovered her love for photography 

15:42 - Listen to how Cher’s film photography has evolved over the years 

19:29 - Cher talks about pursuing a creative path and having a supportive family 

23:41 - Do you want to be a photographer? Cher shares how she has developed her vision

27:38 - Cher opens up about her acne and how she created her iconic Self Love series

31:46 - Find out how Cher appeared on the Today Show

35:31 - Cher talks about struggling to find a space in studying filmmaking and how she created her series, The Future of Filmmaking Captured on Film 

39:48 - Listen to the collaboration process that Cher had with female filmmakers

43:35 - Discover the pre-production process of Cher’s documentary, Ganándose la Vida

50:45 - Find out Cher’s upcoming projects and how she’s taking a break to create

55:23 - Cher talks about her self-care process so she can recharge to find her voice

59:38 - Your voice matters and remember to embrace yourself

1:03:45 - Follow Cher!

 

RELEVANT LINKS

Cher Martínez 

Self Love 

Cher Martínez on the Today Show

Cher on the Today Show

The Future of Filmmaking Captured on Film

Ganádose La Vida 

Pierre Van Vuuren

Bianca Vasquez 

Society of Women in Space Exploration 

Sandra Blow

 

WANT MORE?

Follow Cher: @CherMartinez

Follow Cher’s photography: @cherthismoment

Visit Cher’s website: website

Watch Cher’s documentary, Ganándose la Vida

Follow Ellas: @EllasThePodcast

Follow Brenda: @bren_jai