Three disabled Latinos who found a place to fuel their passions in technology

All people have different abilities and talents, although each can recognize them at different points in life.

Infobae found three people who have something to say about the world of technology and humor: Cesar Fasmore, A Peruvian who works as a music journalist, cultural manager, eclectic dancer, among other professions; Brian Ochoa, Colombian stand-up comedian Da Sweet AnitaA stream in English Throbbing. Three individuals who have disabilities, but who managed to charm the users of social networks, but also found that these spaces on the Internet can bring success in professional life.

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Caesar ‘Zeze’ Fasmore

Cesar Fasmore (nicknamed Zeze since childhood) is currently 32 years old. At the age of 23, he began to lose vision in his right eye due to a detached retina, then his left eye was swollen and completely blind. At the age of 25, he could no longer see anything. Zeze is Peruvian but lives in Buenos Aires, Argentina, organizing cultural events and acting as a community leader.

Zeze told Infobae about it to adapt devices A visually impaired person is a process that depends on many devices: “Since the iPod came out until now with the iPhone, I use Siri and option voice over Where you play the keyboard and memorize the keys. Obviously, with the new apps, it’s a bit more difficult for me, but after a few days I’m holding their position very well.”

“It’s the same with the computer. I have a lot of keyboard shortcuts and create my own digital writing routine, both on my phone and on my notebook,” she added.

And how has social media helped boost your art career? Fasmore commented that “they allowed him to create a way where people can recognize that there are people who lose something, but they don’t lose everything.”

Peruel explains that he makes the most of the options he has Instagram or Facebook which describes what is seen on the screen. For this reason, when he found these tools, he began to publish on his social networks “his aspect as a dancer and even as a visually impaired YouTuber, without the need for a third party. I am the manager of my own community. ” on video platform channels Google He uploads videos of poetry presentations or performances and interviews with artists, which he calls “between the ears, more than interviews”.

Finally, Eclectic Dancer notes the possibility that Open a channel on twitch next year The start of live broadcasting, after the growth of most people at this time. Of course, nothing difficult will be done for him, because “he has already gone live on platforms such as Facebook and Instagram.”

Brian Ochoa

Colombian Brian Ochoa, who is known in social networks as “Crazy Leg” is a standupero who decided to transform Disarticulating his knee A great lesson in life. The comedian told Infobae that since the age of 2, his right leg was amputated due to a knee defect, and from that moment he started using crutches and later a prosthesis.

Before entering the world of stand-up, Brian was involved with the Bogota Paralympic swim team and even competed in the Youth Pan American Games in Buenos Aires. Also, was a swimming teacher for children from 8 months to 3 years.

When cinemas, theaters and auditoriums for Stand Up Comedy in Colombia began to receive people again, Brian decided to go to the so-called open mic, where people go to try their luck with a monologue, a performance or even a song. He achieved his goal and since 2022 he has dedicated himself to making people laugh as a stand-up comedian.

Brian closed the interview with a great phrase: “Let’s spread more smiles on the street than on the stage”, which is even inked on his skin.

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Sweet Anita

Anita, 30, is a full-time caregiver for her mother. To the hundreds of thousands of players who follow her on Twitch, she’s also known as the “bold and defiant Sweet Anita,” popular Gamer i stream.

They were diagnosed Tourette syndrome In 2017, a neurological condition that, among other things, causes people to make sounds, say words or sentences out of context, or make involuntary movements. “It feels like they’re being physically forced to say those words,” he said. Anita Infobae and added: “I feel this momentum very strongly. And if not, then I’m left incredibly stressed and distracted.”

Anita says she always played in it as a child Video game consoles favorites, PS1 i super nintendo, But he never considered gaming as a career until, after playing Overwatch online, other gamers suggested he try streaming.

This got Anita thinking, “If I’m doing exactly what you need for a streamer, I might as well give it a try.” So, exactly in 2018 he went ThrobbingThe platform belongs to Amazon.

It was from that year that sweet Anita, until today, does the regimen 5 to 6 times a week. Like many beginners, Anita started small by broadcasting to her friends and prepared for what she saw as an inevitable ban because of the language she used.

but since nothing happened continued the show And “he was especially happy to see Twitch staff among the viewers of his stream.” As you play, you talk to your audience and answer their questions. A common question you get is what is your weirdest tic.

Finally, Anita closes the interview by saying that she is open to these personal questions, to which she always responds that there is a particular tic that “confuses” her friends. He wouldn’t give all the details, but said it “will involve very strong eye contact and that he will likely make obscene gestures throughout the broadcast, such as insulting Queen Elizabeth or cursing biblical characters.”

In this way, these three Latino characters managed to overcome their limitations to show the world and their followers that nothing prevents them from developing their skills, but the main way to show this was through the use of social networks and streaming platforms.

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