Lorena del Carmen Juarez Villatoro

20 years old / homeowner

Lorena is a stay at home mom of a 4 month old daughter, she usually takes care of her daughter and when she is sleeping, she does household chores. In her free time she helps her sister in law to make and sell flowers made of cloth. Her daughter Emilse was sleeping at the time of the interview.

Melvin Omar Merlos Sanchez

26 years old / Security guard / Lorena’s husband

Melvin is usually working most days of the week, but in his free time he likes to be a carpenter and makes sofas and things made out of wood. 


The house where they live belongs to her husband’s uncle. They have been living in the same house for five years. The room is made of sheet metal, and they have covered the walls with blankets to prevent dust from coming in.