Villa 31 - one view. This does not show the expansiveness of the Villa.
Some images from inside Mariana’s house. I was introduced to Mariana through her mom, Gloria, who I am following. I have not fully edited the images from Gloria’s house and really need to keep shooting her story, so I am not ready to post images. But since I was over Mariana’s house I thought I’d take the opportunity to photograph and will probably end up going back to shoot more at some point in the future. Mariana also lives in the same villa as her mom.
The term ‘villa’ or ‘villa miseria’ refers to living conditions and areas that are often very poor. Villa 31 began around 1940.
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- Christian
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- bread
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- laundry
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- doing laundry
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- bedroom
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- Luciana
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- entryway
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- Quiero
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- Villa 31 – one view. This does not show the expansiveness of the Villa.
Wow, Caitlin! These photos are wonderful. I hope you do post more. The photos make me want to meet Mariana and sit down and have coffee with her. She must be an amazing woman. I also want to give Christian and Luciana hugs! You’ve really captured an essence of this family, they’re great!
[...] But what matters to most, who are living in poverty here, is not 17 or 30, but more importantly 150 and 4. $150 pesos (@$50USD) is what Gloria Rodriguez, 44, makes per month. She works at Comedor Los Pibes in La Boca and puts in four hours a day, five days a week sewing or other duties for the comedor. This is peferable to the 14 hour days, six days a week she worked cleaning to earn $220 pesos, but it certainly does not provide and she, with three of her younger children and her elderly mother live in Villa 31. [...]