Defines herself as a mix of cultures and races.
Award-winning Author/Novelist, scriptwriter, playwright; music composer, producer and singer, speaks 6 languages. Born in Peru, her father was African American, her mother Peruvian. While working at United Nations she met her husband, a Dutch diplomat. She graduated as Psychologist at the Catholic University in Santiago, Chile; pursued MA studies on international politics at Universidad de Chile. She moved to the Netherlands in 1982 and followed PhD studies on Pedagogy at Leiden University. Mother of 4 sons, she has travelled for her work in Latin America and Europe. Currently living in the Netherlands.