Liliana Torpey was born in Berkeley, CA and grew up in Oakland. She is curious about themes of identity, history, and personal and collective healing. Liliana has performed street theater in the Tijuana/San Diego Borderland and has trained in Theater of the Oppressed at the Center for Theater of the Oppressed in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She has also published articles in Prospect, Journal of International Affairs at UCSD. Liliana received her B.A. in International Studies: Literature from UC San Diego.