[5][7] Cabrera has been an active member of Peasant Development Committee (Spanish: Comité de Desarrollo Campesino; CODECA), a grassroots human rights organization working to improve the situation of the rural poor of Guatemala.

Cabrera was selected to represent CODECA's newly formed political party, Movement for the Liberation of Peoples (Spanish: Movimiento para la Liberación de los Pueblos; MLP), to run in the 2019 Guatemalan general election on June 16, 2019.

Her campaign slogan “Yo Elijo Dignidad” or “I Choose Dignity” targeted Guatemala’s long history of electoral corruption and mistreatment of indigenous peoples.

Sandra Torres (finished 2nd) was accused of money laundering and illicit campaign funding, while Alejandro Giammattei faced backlash for his role in the extra judicial executions of 7 prisoners in 2006.

[14] Cabrera planned to address these issues by lowering pay for government officials to prevent candidates from participating in politics for the purpose of gaining wealth or bolstering their business connections.

[17] During her presidential bid, Cabrera aimed to defend the individual and collective rights of indigenous and marginalized groups in Guatemala by enacting constitutional reform.

[7][8] Through her platform, Cabrera has promised to give a voice to the silent majority of Guatemala (indigenous population) and proposed reforms to reflect the heart of Guatemalan society.

[5] Referring to herself as a "protector of Mother Earth", Cabrera also wants to ensure Guatemala fosters a healthy and thriving environment with a coexisting economy that does not interfere with nature and Guatemalan ecosystems.

[14] Under this model, political procedures and systems are changed to eliminate classism, favor education, respect labor rights and to ensure basic needs like access to water and electricity, are fulfilled.