Beginnings
I began telling stories professionally in 2009, when I joined Fundación Girasol Argentina — an NGO dedicated to early risk prevention, combining oral storytelling traditions with arts-based education to support the holistic development of children and adolescents. It was there that I first encountered storytelling as a profession.
Mariana Fernández, the Foundation’s director, together with my colleagues, were the ones who opened the door to the world of stories for me. We were part of an interdisciplinary team, a rich environment for learning and exchange, where professionals from different fields brought their particular knowledge to a shared purpose. Alongside our work with children and young people, we delivered teacher training programmes and live performances in schools and other community spaces.
I soon discovered how working with stories could open up worlds of possibility, usually hidden beneath the surface of everyday life.
Studying and training
Besides my academic background in Literature and Linguistics, I trained in storytelling and arts-based education in Brazil at Oficina Escola de Arte Granada with Nicia Grillo. In 2013 I traveled to England for an intensive training at The International School of Storytelling.
As time went by, I felt like stepping further into the world of “once upon a time,” inhabiting it with my whole being, moving deeper and deeper into the layers and mysteries of this craft. Around that time, I reconnected with Inno Sorsy, an amazing storyteller who has profoundly shaped my craft and the ways in which I understand this art. Upon returning to Argentina, I joined Caravana de Cuentos, the group she directed. Together we developed a community project in Ojo de Agua, Santiago del Estero, while also offering workshops and performances in schools, cultural centers, bookstores, and libraries across Buenos Aires.
Travel as part of the journey
From 2016 onward, I began travelling again, this time with my own project, Libro Puente (“Bridge Book”), traveling through more than 20 locations across several countries. In Costa Rica, I helped organize the “Somos Carpio” Festival, a part of the Gesundheit Institute!’s Clown Trips program. The festival ran for four editions, offering workshops and performances for residents of an immigrant neighborhood in central San José.
In 2022, I completed a Master’s degree in Social Anthropology at Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, conducting research on the art of storytelling in Morocco. My thesis brought together anthropological theory and the philosophy of stories to examine how oral traditions respond to contemporary sociocultural challenges while maintaining continuity over time.
Over the past years, I have participated in storytelling festivals and events across Argentina, Brazil, Costa Rica, Spain, Turkey, and Morocco. The journey continues; stories lead the way.
