Category: Housekeeper

17/03/2015 Filipino maid | ilo ilo 1997 | life of a maid | philippines movie | strained relationship Feitosa-Santana

Ilo Ilo (1997)

The Official website gives us the Synopsis: “Set in Singapore, ILO ILO chronicles the relationship between a family of three and their newly arrived Filipino maid, Teresa, who has come like many other Filipino women in search of a better life. The entire family needs to adapt to the presence of this stranger, which further […]

07/05/2014 black movement | Feminist Movement | Maid's Day | Nanny Maid Feitosa-Santana

Luana Tolentino: The day I decided not to be missy’s maid

Text by Luana Tolentino of April 30, 2014, especially for the Viomundo: “””In honor of Domestic Worker’s Day, celebrated on April 27th, federal deputy Benedita da Silva (PT-RJ) attended the session held, this Tuesday 29, at the Chamber dressed as a housemaid, a function that already exercised. In my opinion, there is no other profession […]

21/10/2013 Cleaning Brazilians | Housekeeper Feitosa-Santana

Light Beige Carpet

I was born in Brazil and for almost 38 years I had been a housemaid and/or cleaning lady. My mother was always one of those bosses who never had a problem with a maid, on the contrary, she always had wonderful maids. So there were very few. The explanation of this luck seems to be […]