Panteras Negras
Between intense red walls, Delia hangs next to a big loud jukebox where along with the sounds of the latest Latino hits, a well-known piece is about to be danced, a flirting routine that starts with a smile and ends when solitude is alleviated. Delia who is 18 years old forms part of the working crew of Panteras Negras, a restaurant located in the Spanish Harlem in Manhattan, where the waitresses´ job is not only to provide a menu but also to keep company to the lonely customers.
Panteras Negras is the beginning of a photographic journey through the lives of women of Mexican, Central and South American origin who have immigrated to United States pursuing a better quality of life. Sharing similar cultural and economic backgrounds with their clients, they live a staged rendezvous every night in a microcosmos that could almost look like home.