Josafina

For my Multimedia Mise-en-Scène project, my goal was to represent Josefina and who she was, a Latina jazz singer from Colombia who moved to New York. I wanted to show her life from being famous to a peaceful life using color, lighting, and symbolic props. Her story is based on love and loss. She had to heal after her husband Antoni’s death, showing how she found comfort through baking and music.

To create Josefina’s world, my group and I created a warm luxurious apartment setting with big windows, jazz records, pastries, and calm lighting. Each prop symbolized a part of her identity: the record for her music, the pastries for her rebirth, and the red lipstick for her confidence and passion. We used warm lighting to represent comfort and her music to balance her past and present. Her soundtrack included artists like Etta James, Ella Fitzgerald, and Romeo Santos. This music that represents both her Latin roots and jazz soul. 

While developing Josefina, we had to focus on representation using symbolic things. Color and setting were used to show more of her identity and resilience. She challenges stereotypes by portraying an older Latina woman who is strong, creative, and full of love. Working with my group taught me how each mise-en-scène choice. From props to composition. This helps express character emotion. Our final project came together very nice, and Josefina’s story was created