UcanSkate Logo designed by Spanish artist Fernando Elvira.
UCanSkate is a community-based initiative I co-founded together with an incredible group of female Mexican skateboarders. The idea was born in November 2017, during a women’s skate competition in Mexico City sponsored by Nike.
I’ve been fascinated by skateboarding for as long as I can remember, even if I’ve never considered myself a great skater, I’ve always been involved in one way or another in the scene. Watching the energy and talent at that competition, I thought: what if we could create something that connects these girls beyond a single event?
So I reached out to a few of the skaters I met there, and together we began shaping what would become
UCanSkate, a community built to uplift, support, and give visibility to women skateboarders in Mexico. Our goal was simple: to help each other grow, share resources, and show the world what’s really happening in the Mexican skateboarding scene.
Over the years, the community has grown into something far bigger than we imagined. We’ve traveled together internationally, supported skaters to compete abroad, and collaborated on projects that combine creativity, empowerment, and movement.
Although I’ve since stepped back from the project, UCanSkate continues in the hands of an amazing team who are now developing initiatives for indigenous girls in southern Mexico, helping them discover confidence and joy through skateboarding.
