Las Juanas

Las Juanas is a Colombian telenovela. It first aired in 1997 on the Colombian Network RCN. The show was written by Bernardo Romero Pereira, and was his most successful telenovela after the globally distributed series Café and Yo Soy Betty, La Fea.

Five women with the same birthmark set out to unravel the truth about their pasts and discover a tragic web of lies spun by a powerful politician.

This film shows the work done by the "socorristas" feminist network. Through informative talks and stories about the actions of emotional containment these women have with others who need support, it seeks to eliminate the stigmas on abortions while also bringing out the reality of the clandestine abortion.