Mark Manley
Documentary: Botanica

Mambo Yvette, initiated High Priestess in Haitian Voodoo. Mambo Yvette and her husband Odalis own Botanica Santa Ana.
Mambo Yvette is a native New Yorker whose parents immigrated from Santo Domingo. She practices traditional Dominican and Haitian Voodoo. She is also a mother in Palo Mayombe, and is well versed and practiced in Santeria.
Mambo Yvette is a native New Yorker whose parents immigrated from Santo Domingo. She practices traditional Dominican and Haitian Voodoo. She is also a mother in Palo Mayombe, and is well versed and practiced in Santeria.
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