[2] She is a regular in the comedy circuits in Canada, the United States and Latin America, at Just for Laughs and other major festivals, and on CBC Radio.
Chaves won the Canadian Comedy Award for Best Standup Comic of 2017, after being nominated several times in the previous decade.
[5] Chaves was unable to return to Nicaragua or reunite with her family in Guatemala, and so became a stateless refugee in Canada when her student visa expired.
[1] She has toured the comedy-club circuits in Canada, the United States and Latin America, and performs in English, Spanish, French and Italian.
[10] Chaves has also performed for the Canadian Armed Forces at CFS Alert and in Egypt, Israel and Afghanistan,[11] and for the 2012 Nobel Women's Initiative delegation to Central America.
[13][1] Chaves performed at a comedy show for the BBC World Service when it recorded an episode of The Arts Hour in Montreal.
[4] Chaves has performed at fundraisers including Stand Up for Nicaragua[9] and Gags for Rags,[19] and has been a keynote speaker for numerous charity events.
[12][10] Chaves has spoken at many high schools as part of an anti-bullying campaign,[10] and spoke at an annual 4/20 rally on Parliament Hill in Ottawa.