Overview
A forced farewell. An unbreakable love. A destiny shaped by war.
Barcelona, 1937. En medio del caos de la Guerra Civil Española, Pere Roda toma una decisión que lo perseguirá toda la vida: envía a sus tres hijas a México, convencido de que así las salvará del hambre y la guerra. Pere oculta su decisión a Celia, la madre de las niñas, sabiendo que ella preferiría cualquier cosa antes de apartarse de ellas. Las tres hermanas viajan junto con más de quinientos niños refugiados hacia el otro lado del océano, donde enfrentarán los crueles desafíos del exilio: la separación de los padres, la pérdida de la identidad y el miedo constante de no saber qué les deparará el futuro. Mientras la distancia entre la familia crece y el tiempo avanza, Pere desaparece por completo de la vida de Celia, y ella, sin conocer la verdad, comienza la búsqueda incansable de sus hijas, temiendo siempre lo peor: que hayan perecido víctimas de los bombardeos y la guerra.
La maletita azul es una historia conmovedora sobre la fuerza inquebrantable del amor entre una madre y sus hijas y sobre cómo este lazo puede desafiar el tiempo, la distancia y los horrores de la guerra.
ENGLISH DESCRIPTION
A forced farewell. An unbreakable love. A destiny shaped by war.
Barcelona, 1937. In the midst of the chaos of the Spanish Civil War, Pere Roda makes a decision that will haunt him for the rest of his life: he sends his three daughters to Mexico, convinced that this will save them from hunger and war. Pere hides his decision from Celia, the girls' mother, knowing that she would prefer anything rather than being separated from them. The three sisters travel along with more than five hundred refugee children to the other side of the ocean, where they will face the cruel challenges of exile: separation from parents, loss of identity, and the constant fear of not knowing what the future holds. As the distance between the family grows and time advances, Pere disappears completely from Celia's life, and she, without knowing the truth, begins the tireless search for her daughters, always fearing the worst: that they have perished, victims of the bombings and the war.
La maletita azul (The Little Blue Suitcase) is a moving story about the unbreakable strength of a mother's love for her daughters and how this bond can defy time, distance, and the horrors of war.
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