Theatrical production to tell story of two Hispanic women [Video]

SOUTH SIOUX CITY — The lives and journeys of two extraordinary Hispanic women will be dramatized during El Proyecto Dramatico del Teatro’s first-ever “Voices of Siouxland.”

A unique production combining live storytelling as well as scripted reenactments, the obstacles, struggles and successes of first-generation immigrants Norma De La O and Esly Ovando will be presented at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday at New Stage Players, 3201 Dakota Ave.   

Born in the small Mexican town of Reynosa, Tamaulipas, just south of the Texas border, De La O grew up in a migrant family, traveling to different states following each growing season.

De La O’s family picked oranges in Florida, tomatoes in Idaho and strawberries in Michigan before her parents settled in Dakota City, to work at IBP (now Tyson Foods).

Inspired by her hard-working family, De La O has spent her life fighting injustice in marginalized communities, first as a South …