The villas series

In Buenos Aires, the “villas” are emergency settlements where people live in extreme poverty. They began in the early 20th century, with the movement of people from the interior to the great cities, in a process of industrialization. The growth was exponential when railroads were closed in the 90's, and the immigration of people from border countries. The vast majority of people living in the villas are workers that develop their activities in the services sector. But in villas, life is marginal, with deficiencies, and a minor group is linked to delinquency and drugs business. They constitute one of the biggest population issues, and all governments tried to address the problem, but without success. In villas people are different from the rest of the city, they have their own idiolect, hear a particular kind of music, etc. Researching their way of life, on the villas culture, is what moved me to make this series, that tries to reflect what common life in the villas is.