Since 2007, Laura Amelia Guzmán and Israel Cárdenas have run the production company Aurora Dominicana based in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
In 2010 they co-directed the movie Jean Gentil which caught the attention of actress Geraldine Chaplin.
[3] In 2013, they expanded to create a post-production studio also based in the Dominican Republic called Aurora Color Post.
[6] In 2016 Guzmán announced she was directing a sequel to Sand Dollars called Noeli Overseas.
[7] The final film premiered in the Dominican Republic in 2018 and was credited to both Guzmán and Cárdenas.