Here in L.A., you kind of get stuck in your own little dilemmas and your own little life, and hearing a story like Pocahontas' reminds you there's a ….

I used to have all these plans and think “Ah, I have my whole life figured out”, but then I realized no matter how much I plan: life happens! So I fi….

I think it's important for us as a society to remember that the youth within juvenile justice systems are, most of the time, youths who simply haven'….

If Pocahontas had been given the foresight to see what devastating consequences her actions and belief in the possibility of peace would have brought….

Yes, I’m proud to be indigenous. I’m half-Quechua-Huachipaeri from Peru..

My birthday is Feb. 11, and I'm both excited and not excited by it. You'll never be 15 again, and you really, really need to savor every day like it'….

I prefer home-schooling because you can work at your own pace and go towards more what you're interested in, whether it be history or geography or ma….

I hope to contribute to a global warming of hearts and a climate change in human consciousness..

You need people around you that care about you and are thinking about you in your best interest. And keep your mind straight..

Portraying Pocahontas' story well was important to me because she was a real person and these were real events in her life..

The things I do, I do from the heart and out of love and respect for our planet and all living things. And I draw my courage from my love for justice….

In Peru, if you gave somebody a little chance to do something, they took it to the furthest extent. They took nothing for granted. And here in L.A., ….

Films are very influential, and I especially feel a responsibility to tell stories that have been pushed aside. Being able to shed light on issues th….

My father's Peruvian! I actually have a lot of family in Cuzco. I'm also Swiss, Alaskan, French, Spanish and Italian..