Born from Grief and Survival. Guided by Ancestors. Rising Together in Love and Light. GEMAS PV was not simply founded; it was an answered prayer wished into existence. It was born from the ashes of heartbreak, the roar of survival, and a sacred vow:

No more toxic silence and no more unhealed, inherited ancestral pain.

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Our founder Maria Félix carries this vow in her soul.

A survivor of domestic violence, a mother, a ceremonial guide, and a visionary with over thirty years of nonprofit leadership, she knew that healing one woman could ripple through generations.

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GEMAS PV is her offering to the world, it’s a nonprofit where ancestral wisdom meets modern healing through community resources and professional services.

Where women rise from trauma into power and where grief becomes a ceremonial cry for justice, for women to find the courage within to advocate for themselves and their families and where a community of women becomes family.

This is not just an organization, it is a movement for justice, an answered prayer and a legacy of love and commitment to transform pain into purpose.

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Biography & Circle of Return

Maria Félix was born in Jalisco, where the land itself carries the songs of her ancestors. At just five years old, she was carried north to the United States, a migration that would shape her path as a survivor, visionary, and fierce advocate for women and girls.

In Long Beach, California, Maria founded California Families in Focus (https://www.mycff.org), a groundbreaking nonprofit that uplifted thousands through award-winning programs, healing events, and culturally rooted empowerment. For over three decades, she led with heart and precision, designing trauma-informed curricula, building coalitions, and creating spaces where women could rise from silence into strength. But the longing and the call of her motherland never left her soul.

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She calls her return to Puerto Vallarta her full circle move, a sacred homecoming to the place where she took her first breath, and

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