She is the daughter of radio and television pioneer Leonardo Heredia and writer and journalist, Mercedes Suarez.
In 2001 she joined the producing team of HBO’s film In Memoriam, NYC 9/11/01 for which she was awarded a Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Picture Editing For Non-Fiction Programming.
Heredia keeps close ties with her country of origin, El Salvador and in 1996 she founded a non-profit organization, Clementina, Inc. with programs promoting education, culture and international exchange based in the small town of Suchitoto.
In 2005, she was chosen for the book: The Art of the Documentary by Megan Cunningham, which features Heredia’s work and her creative process.
In 1985 she married Larry Garvin, a writer and business manager who was born in Argentina and raised in Venezuela, Chile and New York.