"Unveiling Beauty in Chuao": Silvana Trevale's Journey to Chuao at PhotoReplica Handbag Store Festival 2023
Credits
Photographer Silvana Trevale @silvanatrevale
Costume Designer Tibisay Planchez Ladera
Styling Daniela Benaim @danibenben
Hair and Makeup Judith Padron @judith.padron
Photo Assistant Rafael Franceschi @franceschiraf
Styling Assistant Mariela Alvarez @mariellaalvarez
Production assistant María Eugenia Dager
Talent Efrainy Peñalver, Isabella Miranda Ladera, Silvana Veloz, Danielys Perdomo, Daryeicy Castillo, Geiberlin Alexandra Chávez Vasquez, Amanda Valentina Mijares, Leida Margarita Ladera, Elena Tibisay Planchez, Daylin Yoximar Chavez, Karlis Ache, Yenny Margarita Mijarez, Maria Jose Cartaya, Sonia Herrera, Daryeisi Moreilis Castillo Ache, Rosa Milerez, Beatriz Chavez, Maria Isabel Nuñez, Ydalia Elena Liendo, Geiler Vasquez Bacalao, Berenise Fajardo, Mariaelena Milagro Reyes, Aleysha Kamila Martinez Planchez, Maria Alejandra Ladera, Yeseni Maria Bacalao Castillo, Edis Maurisia Liendo, Deiiliberth Yismar Hernandez, Paula Cartaya, Einy Franco, Ana Alejandra Bacalao, Sarah Emperatriz Hernández, Yordana Ache, Wilmary Ache, Anais Morillo, Marioxi Liendo, Eymi Franco, Isabel Liendo, Keilis Rondan, Solimar Castillo, Carmen Elizabeth Valera
Silvana Trevale1/18Marielena Reyes, the daughter of Chuao's costume designer, Tibisay Planchez, adorned in an outfit crafted with her mother's loving hands.
Silvana Trevale2/18Leida Margarita Ladera a woman who has worked with cacao for more than three decades, treating it with love, care and respect.
Silvana Trevale3/18Family portrait, Grandmother Leida Margarita Ladera photographed with her daughter Tibisay Planchez and her granddaughter Kamila Martínez.
Silvana Trevale4/18Cacao Women raking cacao seeds under the sun to facilitate drying, which is then followed by the selection process conducted within the Hacienda's central facility.
Silvana Trevale5/18The cacao women are seen raking cacao seeds under the sun to facilitate drying, which is then followed by the selection process conducted within the Hacienda's central facility.
Silvana Trevale6/18Leida Margarita Ladera and her daughter, Tibisay Planchez, radiating their affection and joy.
Silvana Trevale7/18Detail shot of cacao seeds as they dry in the morning sunlight at the town square.
Silvana Trevale8/18Geile Vasquez a professional dancer from the town of Chuao, wearing a head piece made by Tibisay Planchez.
Silvana Trevale9/18Yesenia María, under the morning sun modelling a head piece made by Tibisay Planchez
Silvana Trevale10/18Edis Liendo, one of the women who work closely with the cacao, every morning she makes her way to the Hacienda to pick up the fruit, treat it and dry it.
Silvana Trevale11/18Edis Liendo portraying “La Reina de el Cacao” (The Cacao Queen)
Silvana Trevale12/18Mother Yordana Ache and daughter Wilmary Ache
Silvana Trevale13/18Ana Alejandra Bacalao, a 20 year old woman born in the state of Aragua, Venezuela.
Silvana Trevale14/18Ana Alejandra Bacalao wears paper wings made by Tibisay Planchez
Silvana Trevale15/18Deiliberth Hernández, the daughter of one of the cacao women in the town of Chuao, wearing a top made by recycled Harina Pan packages.
Silvana Trevale16/18Choir girls from Chuao, wearing dresses crafted by Tibisay Planchez from paper mache, beautifully representing the Holy Communion.
Silvana Trevale17/18Yenny Margarita Mijares stands within the landscape of La Hacienda where cacao cultivation thrives, holding her tools while overseeing the land and harvesting cacao fruit.
Silvana Trevale18/18The hand of a Chuao cacao woman, holding raw cacao seeds beneath the dense canopy of trees within the cacao hacienda.
