Nearly a hundred women and girls from Fonz (Huesca) presented a group lipdub video on Thursday, 15 October 2026, for the International Day of Rural Women. Filmed in a single continuous camera take through notable parts of the village, it deliberately uses humour, pace and a sense of community to highlight the role of rural women.
The tour begins in an apparently empty Fonz and gradually comes to life: from Casa Carpi past the church and the Ayuntamiento to the Library, through the arcades and past the Fuente . Brief scenes show a wedding, games of the card game Guiñote, craftwork and everyday gestures that reflect village life. Participants from several generations took part – from a baby just a few months old to the oldest woman in the village, aged 104.
According to the organisers, the initiative was conceived as both a celebration and a campaign for visibility. In the days before the premiere, short hints in aragonés bajorribagorzano kept people curious, including messages such as “¿S'habran tornau llocas?” and “Cuan las mullés se chuntan… Agárra-te”. The approach follows the lipdub format: non-professionals move in time with music through real settings while the camera moves through the scene without a cut.
The date is linked to the occasion observed internationally since 2008, known in the Spanish-speaking world as Día Internacional de la Mujer Rural In structurally disadvantaged rural areas such as Aragon it aims to highlight the importance of women to agriculture, local services, cultural preservation and social networks. In Fonz, the initiative combines this goal with an affirmation of the community’s own vitality – and offers an accessible way for younger and older people alike to appear together on screen.
What impact the project will have beyond its premiere day remains to be seen. Locally, it is likely to increase the visibility of initiatives for equality and public services. Whether it leads to follow-on projects, funding commitments or partnerships with institutions will depend on further impetus and support from the municipality and region. One thing is clear: in just a few minutes, the clip brings together the places, routines and faces that shape everyday life in Fonz – and translates the International Day of Rural Women into a local, instantly recognisable format.
Editor: Mira Cadena (Article created with AI assistance).