Las Dueñas: Portraits of Frodila & Adelia

This 8-part documentary series dives into the daily lives of 16 Chilean women who have dedicated their lives to caring for their homes and others. Through observing their work at home, the series explores the term “homemaker” revealing their dreams and the contradictions they experience within their households, often unseen and in silence. In this episode, we witness part of the daily life of Frodila, a 70-year-old woman who lives in Casablanca. She shares what it means to be a homemaker in a rural setting, recounting her experiences in caring for her home and how, from a very young age, she had to learn all the necessary tasks to manage a household. In addition, we’ll learn about her childhood, her relationship with her father, and her experiences as a caregiver — first for her mother, then her children, and now her grandchildren. In the second part of the episode, we hear the story of Adelia Zúñiga, a 54-year-old woman living in Pudahuel, who has devoted her life to caring for her three children and her home. She will share the unfulfilled dream of owning her own home and no longer renting, what motherhood has meant to her, and her perspective on death and the passage of time.