Elías became known in Puerto Rico for his picture of "Los Hijos de Borinquen", a tribute to the classic site in Old San Juan made famous by the young independentista movement of the 1970's and 80's. Carmona has been documenting for over 25 years, his optic takes us back to the act of capturing not only images but also essences, “latinidades”, latitudes and stories from the emblematic figure of Pedro Albizu Campos and the “pitirres” at the crossing of San Sebastián and San José streets, to the Puerto Rican diaspora in Humboldt Park in Chicago.