Zulma Carolina Esquivel Mejía
28 years old / Homemaker
She washes up at 4 in the morning to prepare breakfast for her partner who works as a rancher, after that, she stays at home doing the chores and taking care of her family. She was born and raised in Hoja de Sal. She likes attending church with her family during the week. The family has a small plantation of corn and black beans and they raise chickens as well. She used to work in a textile factory, but since her daughter has asthma, she quit to take care of her.
Carlos Alberto Portillo Sotelo
36 years old / Rancher / Zulma’s husband
He takes care of someone else’s cattle, he feeds the cows and cleans their space.
Karla Briseidy Portillo Esquivel
7 years old/ First grader / Zulma’s daughter
Her favourite subject in school is math, she also likes playing with her friends. She would love to become a doctor.
“I felt very happy for my new house, the house that we have is already rotten (The wood) . Also the roof sometimes blows away and is expensive and hard to repair it.
