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Olimpia Coral Melo never set out to become a feminist icon. The humiliation of seeing, at 18 years old, her intimate video go viral, made her want to abandon her own name. Sexual virtual violence wasn’t considered a crime in Mexico. For thirteen years, she fought to pass a new law against digital sexual violence in Mexico. In 2019, she played a fundamental role in the enactment of a groundbreaking law, named after her. She is now a public character, but remains with an open wound. As “Olimpia Law” gains momentum across Latin America, she must come to terms with her wounds and reclaim the name that shame once tried to take away from her.