Laura Gómez is an actress best known for her role as Blanca Flores on the Netflix hit series “Orange Is the New Black.” She has most recently participated in the Goya-nominated Spanish films “Upon Entry” and “Mariposas Negras,” as well as the award-winning Mexican film “La Cocina,” starring Rooney Mara.
Laura has starred, written, and directed several short films, and is a podcaster herself, having narrated the critically acclaimed Spanish podcast “Corinna y el Rey.” She is also the host and producer of her own podcast, “Baraja Eso.”
Pioneering Female Doctor Evangelina Rodríguez Faced a Dictator’s Reign of Terror
Beginning in the 1930s, the work—and eventually the life—of Andrea Evangelina Rodríguez Perozo, the Dominican Republic’s first female doctor, became threatened by the country’s then new dictator
Rebel Doctor Evangelina Rodríguez Improved Lives and Courted Controversy on her Return to the Dominican Republic
Andrea Evangelina Rodríguez Perozo started innovative health programs on her return from France in 1925, but her advocacy for sex workers and contraception soon plunged her into controversy
Evangelina Rodríguez Traveled to Paris to Revolutionize Health Care in the Dominican Republic
Andrea Evangelina Rodríguez Perozo, the Dominican Republic’s first female doctor, raised the funds to set sail for Paris so that she can learn about the latest advances in women’s health
Evangelina Rodríguez Led an Extraordinary Life as the Dominican Republic’s First Female Doctor
Born into poverty and abandoned by her parents, Andrea Evangelina Rodríguez Perozo rises from a life selling sweets in the street to become the first female Dominican doctor in 1911