The show presents the individual dramatizations of stories sent in by actual women in Mexico, each episode revolves around a specific topic or issue which usually is resolved in the end. As the title leads, the show was created with the principal to present and make known the issues and problems that women in Mexican society 'Silence', or in other words, make the issues that are not accepted in society known. Episodes have involved themes such as: Jealousy; Family violence; Violencein general; Suicide; Children living on the streets; Unwanted pregnancies; Juvenile delinquency; Narcotics; Child pornography or pornographyin General; AIDS; Alcoholism; age disparities in sexual relationships; Corruption or Exploitation; Unjust firings; Diabetes; Male infertility; Post-traumatic stress disorder; Child abuse by part of a teacher or parent; Child abuse in general; Bed wetting; Divorce; Child abductions; Child prostitution or prostitution in General; Adolescent pressures; Adoption; Breast cancer; Incest; Rape; Murder; Hatred; Revenge; Immigration problems or issues. At the end of each episode, a list of centres and help agencies is presented to help other women who are suffering with the same problem, along with an inspirational poem which pertains to the theme used in the day's episode which instructs the viewer to "Break Their Silence". "Breaking Our Silence" became the show's tagline as of 2005, in conjunction with the show's fifth anniversary advertising campaign in which the show's recurring actresses appeared during each commercial break saying "It's now been five years of breaking our silence, easier than you thought. No?"
Controversy
As expected, after the show's premiere, Silvia Pinal, the host of Mujer, casos de la vida real, blasted the show, claiming that it was nothing but a complete copy of her program.
The show has also been known for being in conjunction with the TV Azteca organizational movement 'Movimiento Azteca which uses TV Azteca's airwaves and this program specifically to help generate interest in fundraisers for various charitable 'Movements.' Usually TV Azteca produces a special episode in some way related to the movement to aid in generating a more humanly understanding of a movement. Some movements that Moveimiento Azteca has presented using Lo Que Callamos Las Mujeres are: helping street children, helping burned children, helping abandoned seniors, and most recently helping endangered whales in Mexico.
