The actress, dancer, and activist is outspoken about discrimination. Among the theater productions in which Del Villard has participated in Puerto Rico and abroad are: La Muerte (Death), La Tempestad (The Storm) and Let My People Go. She danced as a ballerina in the following American productions: Valley Without Echo, Witches of Salem, The Boyfriend, The Crucible and Kwamina. In Puerto Rico she joined the Afro-Boricua Ballet. With the ballet she participated in the following Afro-Puerto Rican productions: Palesiana y Aquelarre and Palesianisima. In 1968, She established the Afro-Boricua El Coqui Theater to showcase Black Puerto Rican culture. And in the 1970s, she spoke out about the racism faced by Black artists, including racist casting practices and limited opportunities for Black actors. In 1981, she became the first and only director of the office of the Afro-Puerto Rican affairs of the Puerto Rican Institute of Culture. She was known to be an outspoken activist who fought for the equal rights of the Black Puerto Rican artist. Source is derived from https://parade.com/1085057/lolamendez/influential-latina-women-history-hispanic-heritage-month/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylvia_del_Villard