The young women skateboard while wearing polleras, colorful, layered skirts worn by their country's Indigenous Aymara and Quechua women. They want to show girls and women it's OK to be themselves.
A new Netflix movie called Skater Girl chronicles the journey of an Indian teenage girl who discovers a life-changing passion for skateboarding. It's also the story of Asha Gond.
![Members of the all-female skate crew ImillaSkate in Cochabamba, Bolivia. The athletes wear <em>polleras</em>,<em> </em>skirts traditionally worn by Bolivia's Indigenous Aymara and Quechua women, when they skate at tournaments. "Many girls who see us skating feel proud to see us dressed [this way]," says skater Fabiola Gonzales. "Even our own families feel proud we're showing our traditions."](/sites/default/files/styles/three_two_702x468/public/npr_story_images/2022/04/07/ld_imilla_07-268dbf75b1238320d193ac1f5ef29b44708c87b3.jpg?h=5ca4ce74&itok=yuz9Dcps)
