There’s something special about meeting a fellow Latina living abroad.
It’s an instant connection, an inner knowing. Very often, you’re automatically friends.
In this case, three Mexican women—Maria Aranda, Anya Borbolla, and María Eladia González—came together and connected through the experience of living in one city: London.
Initially, two childhood friends, Maria and Anya, who knew each other from growing up in Querétaro, Mexico, began the pop-up events last year and were soon joined by María Eladia. Combined, they are a force of experience in marketing, retail, entrepreneurship, event planning, and innovation management.
Through the creation of Casa Ágape, a permanent cultural space in Notting Hill, they are now bringing attention to the most prominent and emerging Latin American talents in the city, showcasing fashion, accessories, art, and design.
I talked to them via Zoom just a few weeks prior to their upcoming events, which will run from the 12th of November to the 15th of Decem…