Mariana Ochoa is a Peruvian journalist and a communications professional for advocacy organizations. She was raised in Miami and holds a bachelor’s degree in Sociology with a film studies certificate from Florida International University, where she hosted the local music show Local Radiation. In addition to New Times, her writing on music, international film, and culture has appeared in Tropicult, PopSugar, Vix.com, and Outloud Multimedia. Her work focuses on telling the cultural and artistic stories of diverse communities with rich ancestral histories.
