María Victoria Aguilar Portillo

24 years old / Homeowner 

María is a young woman devoted to her family who works as a street coffee vendor in the streets of Zacatecoluca every day from 1:00 a.m. until noon. She will be living with her husband in the new house.

Fredys Antonio Martínez Pérez

42 years old / coffee seller / Maria’s husband

Fredys is a responsible man who works side by side with his wife selling coffee every day in Zacatecoluca. They have been living together for four years.


The house and land belong to María’s mother-in-law, who gave them the opportunity to build a small room so they could have a place to live. The house was built 40 years ago and is made entirely of adobe. In addition to the two of them, they share the home with 14 other people.