The Villas: A Leg-Up

Of everything I have done for The Argentina Independent,  I think my favourite articles are the ones I wrote for the Villa series. I came across the stories on my first week here, so I was very glad when I finally found the contacts.

Guido Fuentes and the models on the rooftops of Villa 31

Guido Fuentes is a Bolivian hairdresser who runs a beauty school out of his kitchen in the biggest shanty town of Buenos Aires. The girls, age 11-22, put on fashion shows and do photo shoots in the Villa and beyond. Guido's unwavering sternness is the perfect anecdote to the energetic gaggle of models that flood his kitchen each week with make-up and costume demands to the max. To read the article, A Leg-Up: Catwalk Classes in Villa 31, click here.