La Manzana de Adán (Adam’s Apple, 1982–1987) is a powerful series by Chilean photographer Paz Errázuriz, who sought to highlight subjects often overlooked by society. "These are topics society doesn’t look at, and my intention is to encourage people to dare to look," Errázuriz has said about her work. During the creation of Adam’s Apple, Errázuriz was awarded a Solomon R. Guggenheim scholarship, which provided her with the resources to complete a project that the Chilean military authorities deemed highly subversive. The series, which depicts male cross-dressers working as prostitutes in the red-light districts of Talca and Santiago, was a daring exploration of a community that faced constant police brutality during Pinochet's dictatorship. Through physical and verbal abuse, harassment, and humiliation, these individuals endured relentless persecution.

Errázuriz conceived this work as a means of giving a voice to this marginalized community, with whom she shared a deep human connection. Despite the significant risks involved, the series was eventually exhibited in 1989 at the Ojo de Buey gallery in Santiago and at an AIDS outreach organization, symbolizing a crucial achievement in bringing visibility to forbidden subjects during a repressive era. The following year, a photobook was published, coinciding with Chile's return to democracy.

Paz Errázuriz (Santiago, Chile, 1944) is a renowned Chilean photographer whose career began in the 1970s during the Pinochet dictatorship. Her work has consistently focused on exposing the lives of Chile's marginalized communities and subcultures, skillfully intertwining themes of art, gender, identity, history, and politics. Errázuriz's work has been collected by prestigious institutions, including MoMA, the Tate, and the Chilean National Museum of Fine Arts, solidifying her status as a significant figure in contemporary photography.