LAS BORINQUEÑAS

It’s the 1950s in Puerto Rico, and María, Fernanda, Yolanda, Rosa, and Chavela are fighting to live full lives in a country caught between tradition and imposed progress. As a new U.S.-backed government promises freedom and prosperity, the women face crushing societal rules and limited choices over their bodies and futures. This is the story of the birth control pill and the Puerto Rican women who risked everything for the chance to decide their own lives.