 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Sandy Rodriguez akaberekwa muna 1975 muNational City, California. Iye zvino anogara muMar Vista kumucheto kweLos Angeles. Akakurira mumaguta akasiyana-siyana, kusanganisira Tijuana, San Diego, uye guta rine simba zvikuru pabasa rake: Los Angeles. Mupiro wake kumunda wehunyanzvi wave pachena mumamuseum anosanganisira Los Angeles kuArt Practice, Self Help Graphics, uye kuThe Museum of Contemporary Art. Basa rake rinonyanya kutaura nezvetsika uye nhoroondo. Basa rake rinoratidzira shanduko yetsika, yezvematongerwo enyika, uye yemagariro iyo nharaunda dzinoenda kuburikidza nenguva dzakasiyana, kunyanya munzvimbo dzeLos Angeles. Kufuridzirwa kwaRodriguez kwakatanga paakaenda parwendo rwemhuri kuOaxaca, nzvimbo iri kumaodzanyemba kweMexico. Paaiva ikoko, achitarisa muzvitoro akawana ruvara rutsvuku runonzi cochineal, rwakabva munguva yaColumbus asati auya. Izvi zvisati zvaitika, Sandy Rodriguez akanga ava neruzivo rwekugadzira mavara achishandisa zvinhu zvakasikwa zvakadai semiti, zvipembenene, uye oxides. Rodriguez akanga asingazivi kuti aizoshandisa sei ruvara urwu rutsva rwaakanga awana rwaiva rwakafanana nerwaakanga agadzira nemaoko. Akanga anzwa nezvokumukira muAyotzinapaMexico, nezviuru zvavanhu vachiratidzira uye vachipisa nzvimbo yapurezidhendi, uko purezidhendi Enrique Pena Nieto aigara. Uku kumukira nokupandukira kwakaitika nemhaka yokuti vadzidzi 43 veAyotzinapa vakaurawa namapurisa nemitezo yamapoka. Ipapo akasarudza kuenzanisa iyi nhambo yenhau pamwe chete nemoto muCalifornia Hills mumufananidzo wake achishandisa bhodhoro rake reCochineal. Mabasa ake ose ounyanzvi akawedzera kubva ipapo, achinyatsoratidza nhau dzechiLatin, zvematongerwe enyika netsika. Rimwe remabasa ake akawanda semuimbi rinosanganisira kudzidzisa mumatunhu uye zvirongwa zvekukurudzira chizvarwa chitsva chevanyori uye kuenderera mberi nekusundira miganhu yehunyanzvi. 