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What teen pregnancy looks like in Latin America | Christian Rodriguez

What teen pregnancy looks like in Latin America | Christian Rodriguez

Christian Rodríguez is a photographer and filmmaker -- and the son of a teenage mother.

TED Talks Daily · TED

September 28, 20174m 41s

Show Notes

Christian Rodríguez is a photographer and filmmaker -- and the son of a teenage mother. For the past five years, he has documented teen pregnancy in Latin America, creating intimate and dignified portraits of mothers as young as 12 years old. In this moving, visual talk, he shares his work and explores how young motherhood traps girls in a cycle of poverty and exploitation.

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