A look at how the country’s domestic abuse problem is contributing to a high number of female rapes and murders.
Soapbox Mexico
About the show
Soapbox Mexico is a seven-part series that takes viewers behind the scenes of one of Mexico’s longest running and most popular telenovelas, What Women Don’t Say (Lo que Callamos Las Mujeres). Reaching 800 million potential viewers in 34 countries, What Women Don’t Say tackles various issues still taboo for many Mexicans, including domestic violence, sexual abuse and mental illness by depicting the reality of women’s rights through melodrama.
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