Lorena Hernández Leonard
Cognoscenti contributor
Lorena Hernández Leonard is a Colombian native living in the Boston area. She's a storyteller, writer and filmmaker whose award-winning animated short film, "Demi's Panic," was longlisted for the 94th Oscars.
Recently published
I saw gun violence as a child. I carry it with me still
Lorena Hernández Leonard grew up in Medellín, Colombia in the 1980s. By the age of 10, she'd run from multiple shootings and witnessed a murder. In the intervening decades she's...
What 'Encanto' means to me as a Colombian-American
Disney’s 'Encanto' is a pop culture sensation, topping the Billboard Hot 100 chart and receiving two Oscar nods. It's also arguably the most positive depiction of Colombia we've ever seen...