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Logline
An American woman’s search for her birth mother unravels a dark web of illegal adoptions from Chile— exposing a covert operation fueled by interference from the U.S. government—leaving families now fighting for truth and accountability in the pursuit of justice.
Synopsis
As Adrian Reamey searches for her Chilean birth mother, she discovers an article about an American man stolen as a baby from Chile in the 1980s and trafficked to the United States through an illegal adoption — leaving Adrian grappling to wonder if she, too, was stolen. Her search quickly unravels into a full investigation in this three-part docuseries where a horrifying truth emerges. An estimated 20,000 babies were trafficked internationally during the Pinochet dictatorship at the hands of an elaborate network involving the Chilean military government, judges, hospitals, Catholic priests, orphanages, and social workers.
Along with powerful testimonies from other Chilean adoptees, birth mothers, economists, and politicians, government officials in both Chile and the United States provide shocking insight into the extent of the network and cover up, and the influence of the United States Government.
With heart-wrenching interviews, expert testimonies, and emotional reunions, Hola Mamá captures the profound toll of human rights violations and those now willing to fight for justice.
A True-Crime Documentary Limited Series
Told through gripping accounts from adoptees and birth mothers, with chilling revelations from investigators and experts, Hola Mamá is a three-part limited series exposing a calculated, transnational scheme that preyed on vulnerable women, shattered families, and turned babies into international commodities. What unfolds is a vast web of corruption: judges, doctors, social workers, religious leaders, orphanages, and even foreign agencies each playing a role— many complicit, all silent. How could something this widespread go undetected for so long? And worse—how do you expose a crime protected by policy?
The truth traces back to a buried history. In the 1970s-80s, Chile’s economic crisis collided with Cold War politics and U.S. influence, where the fear of communism justified aggressive, covert operations and political interference. In this climate, poverty became criminalized, policies shifted to justify the separation of families, and adoption became a booming market. Behind it all was a ruthless regime with a history of disappearing people. What happens when those meant to protect are the ones who profit the most?
With each reunion, another truth surfaces. The stolen begin to speak. The exploited are no longer silenced. But the search for truth is a race against time—statutes of limitations, buried and destroyed records, and institutional silence stand in the way. And those who profited the most remain protected in the shadows.
Hola Mamá traces the path of the stolen, uncovering the global network that made it possible. Mothers, children and families are rising—determined to reunite, expose the truth, and fight for justice before it’s too late.
The Story Begins
Episode 1: The SEARCH BEGINS
Follows Chilean-American adoptee Adrian Reamey on her journey to find her birth mother and investigate her suspicions about being trafficked during the Pinochet dictatorship, leading to the discovery of a nefarious policy intended to increase adoptions in Chile’s poor communities.
Episode 2: THE NETWORK
Adrian follows other adoptees who were stolen at birth, and learns of their mothers’ horror stories. She investigates the corrupt trafficking network, including doctors, judges, lawyers, social workers and priests, and discovers the root cause to be an experimental economic system implemented by the Pinochet regime.
Episode 3: The SYSTEM EXPOSED
The finale follows Adrian's quest for justice as the adoptees band together to get to the President of Chile. She reveals the source of the evil corruption and reaches the highest international powers at the UN and in the US advocating for accountability and change.
MAMAS
The series goes beyond criminal activity to illuminate the human toll and profound loss suffered by the young, poor, unwed mothers—each one bearing the unimaginable loss of a beloved child for decades and now sharing their anguish and personal circumstances that made them prime targets to be preyed upon.
ADOPTEES
The human toll is also entrenched in the haunting journey of our adoptees—now adults—who have spent their lives
chasing fragments of truth and living with lies. As they dig through falsified documents and buried secrets, each inch closer to the mothers they never knew. Their stories of longing, identity, and resilience reveal the lasting scars of a system built to erase them—and the strength it takes to reclaim what was stolen.
in the Press
Since the filming of HOLA MAMÁ began in the summer of 2022, several of the adoptees featured in our film, as well as the NGO Nos Buscamos helping to facilitate the reunions, have all received significant press coverage from various news and media outlets.
Here are some of the press highlights to date: