Puppets bring purpose to puppeteer in lockdown

Puppets bring purpose to puppeteer in lockdown

Two months after moving to Madrid from Colombia, Spain went into lockdown.

Finding herself stuck at home with no work, actress and puppeteer Yohana Yara started a YouTube channel for children with her puppets, called "Leo the Lion and his Friends."

Puppets bring life to lockdown Yohana Yara is fighting boredom and gaining fans online with her puppets Two months after she moved to Madrid Spain went into lockdown and all her plans fell through With no work and lots of free time she started a YouTube channel where she performs stories, poems and songs for kids (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) COLOMBIAN ACTRESS AND PUPPETEER, YOHANA YARA, HOLDING HER PUPPET "LEO THE LION", SAYING: "Doing online performances helped me, it was therapeutic and stopped me from feeling down and it gave me a creative outlet.

I think that in times of crisis creativity surges and you start working with what you have at home.

As I'm a puppeteer, fortunately I have a lot of puppets I can work with."