In 1990 Inofuentes joined the Afro-Bolivian Saya Cultural Movement (), a group organized to preserve the cultural traditions of black Bolivians, particularly the art form of
saya, by increasing their visibility and acceptance in the wider society. She participated in a public performance of Saya in Tocaña in 1990, one of the first times that the public was allowed to witness the ceremonies. In 2001, after the
World Conference against Racism, Inofuentes and Jorge Medina co-founded the Afro-Bolivian Center for Community Development () to advocate for government recognition of Bolivia's black population. According to a 1997 poll by the
Inter-American Development Bank, which included
Mónica Rey Gutiérrez, another Afro-Bolivian activist, the population numbered around 20,000 people, but the previous census in 2001 had no category except "other" to survey the actual size of the ethnic group. She believed that lack of state recognition as a minority, and inability to determine the size of the population, furthered marginalization of Afro-Bolivians, as there were no protections in law for discrimination or racial violence. Traveling widely, Inofuentes represented Bolivia's black women at meetings of the
Organization of Ibero-American States in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, and the United States. She was also a member of the feminist organization the Network of Caribbean Latin American and African Diaspora Women (). In 2006, after the election of President
Evo Morales, lawmakers met in
Sucre to rewrite the
Constitution. Inofuentes and other black activists lobbied all of the political parties, pressing for recognition as an ethnic group. As one of the main activists involved in the
Bolivian Constitutional Assembly, Inofuentes argued for the addition of articles to protect the civil rights of Afro-Bolivians, including language that recognized the population and protected their culture with the same provisions afforded to indigenous people and other intercultural minorities. Gaining the concessions desired, in 2009, Afro-Bolivians gained constitutional protection and recognition, after the
Bolivian constitutional referendum passed. Her activism led to her being appointed to head the Ministry of Gender. In 2010, she was appointed as Deputy Mayor of the Peripheral Macro district of the Municipality of La Paz, but after one year, she developed health problems and entered into a coma from which she did not recover. ==Death and legacy==