Afro-Latina, Epsy Campbell Barr, is seeking the Costa Rican Presidency. If she wins she will be the first Afro-Latina to serve as President of a Country. Her bid differs from any other attempt from previous female candidates because she has the possibility to run as candidate of the top opposition party.

Epsy Campbell Barr, born in 1963, is of Jamaican and native Costa Rican descent. Her grandparents were a part of the great migration of Jamaican immigrants in the 1900s. She grew up in Costa Rican primary schools and attended the University of Costa Rica and Regional Headquarters of the Limon province to obtain her Bachelor’s Degree. Around this time she also became a mother. Campbell Barr holds a Master’s degree in Development Cooperation.