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The make-up artist and sniper preparing to die for Venezuela

Publication date 07 March 2021 | 21:58 | ICT

Dressed in camouflage, her face covered in mud, Ismaira Figueroa holds her position on a hill, rifle in hand, as she takes part in military exercises simulating an invasion.

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