Awilda Sterling-Duprey is an artist, dancer, and choreographer, and an important figure in Puerto Rico's art scene.
[3] She is a founding member of Pisotón, the first experimental dance collective in Puerto Rico, and was an artist in residence with Taller de Otra Cosa.
Sterling-Duprey has created and performed experimental dance works throughout New York City, Europe, Latin America, and the Caribbean.
She listened to his album Sonero: The Music of Ismael Rivera, and finished her performance with the piece "Las Caras Lindas.
The piece was last performed at the Whitney Museum of American Art during an exhibition exploring how artists have responded to the storm that devastated Puerto Rico in 2017.
[6] The performance was meant to capture the feelings and emotions of the Puerto Rican citizens after the hurricane hit.
Sterling-Duprey was accompanied in her performance by three Yoruban batá drummers: Jainardo Batista, Rafael Monteagudo and Román Diaz.