The first approach of Johanna Muñoz to the construction He went when he was seven, with his father. Today, at 32, he wants to turn that knowledge into a gift for his daughter, Brisa, who is about to turn 15.
He dream of own room For the teenager, it was paralyzed after the death of her father six years ago, but now Johanna strives every day to make it a reality. He works at a service station and dedicates all his free time to building with his own hands the space that will be his daughter’s birthday present.
From your own dream to inspiring other women through social networks
With the aim of inspire other women, Just two months ago he began sharing videos on social media and it quickly went viral. He opened his Instagram account (@shohamunoz) in May of this year and, in a short time, garnered a community of more than 80,000 followers.
Publica videos with choreography in which the progress of the work is shown and she is seen operating the mixer, plastering walls and carrying out different cleaning tasks. masonry. The reach of his publications was such that he even began to work with different brands.
Johanna lives in the Moreno district, in the west of the Buenos Aires suburbs, and dreams of finishing her house. In fact, he claims that already has a room in the home plastered. In an interview with the media Primer Plano, he said that all the money he manages to save is used to finish his daughter’s room and also fulfill a dream of his own.
Challenging stereotypes: «It is frowned upon for women to work like I do»
The woman from Buenos Aires assures that there is no greater satisfaction than the one she feels at the end of each day, when she observes everything she did with her own hands.. «I feel like every time I’m building I don’t waste time. The day ends and I see that it is something that I created, and it feels very good to me,» he says about the daily effort he makes in a race against time, since Brisa will turn 15 on August 9.
The videos he shares on social networks not only show the progress of construction, but also They challenge stereotypes. Who said women can’t do masonry? That is one of the prejudices it seeks to break.
«I wanted to show everyday life to inspire women and show that anything is possible. This is pure sacrifice. It seems that you don’t see a woman making an effort in this job, and the message I want to leave is that anything is possible: you just need the desire,» she said.
However, he acknowledges that he still has to face prejudices. «It is frowned upon for women to work like I do,» lament. She even said that her daughter doesn’t like her posting videos on social media because some schoolmates make fun of her.
«My ground wire is masonry»
Regarding his knowledge in the trade, he says that his connection with construction began in childhood thanks to his father. «My dad made me help him from the age of seven. Then I took courage and started,» he says. As time went by, that teaching ended up becoming a vehicle to fulfill her dream and a way to connect with herself: «My ground wire is masonry.»
Although she clarifies that she is not a professional and that she sometimes makes mistakes, she does not let that stop her. «I don’t get carried away by the negative. «I put it in my head that it has to come out, and here I go». Regarding the possibility of turning his knowledge into a source of income, he assured that for now he does it with “a lot of love” for his house.
With his videos he not only wants to show the evolution of the work, but also motivate other people to dare to make their own projects a reality. «Look for encourage people, to women and men not to waste their time; Let them take advantage of those two hours they spend on their cell phone to plaster that wall that they are missing,» he concluded.
