Mónica Velasco has a degree in Audiovisual Arts from Guadalajara's ITESO and specialized in Production at Cuba's EICTV. She has also produced short documentaries that have screened at international festivals. She is currently working as a location manager for movies and series in Mexico. She is the producer of THE SILENCE OF MY HANDS, directed by Manuel Acuña.
THE SILENCE OF MY HANDS follows Rosa and Saira, two Mexican deaf women in love, as they struggle with the adversities of their language, the distance that separates them - and the limited time that they have together, as an unforeseen illness impacts their relationship.