María Umania was a migrant from El Salvador who dedicated her life to solidarity with her extended family and others who suffered from poverty. Se was also the "Nana" for David and Sal Litvak, whose parents were themselves migrants from Chile and Hungary to New York.
As a tribute to María, David Litvak is financing a project to document the life of another poor family that has dedicated itself to making the world a better place. We have chosen the Machado family of the Morro do Fortunato, a quilombo (runaway slave colony) in the south of Brazil. The Machado family not only founded the quilombo as a refuge for afro-brazilians trying to make a life after slavery, but also turned it into a model of cooperation and prosperity.
The María Umania project will end with a documentary on the history of this family, showing how they have overcome discrimination and poverty and helped everyone in their community.
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