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The Mud Woman
María Cartagena is a seasonal worker in the fruit fields of an arid valley in northern Chile, to bring sustenance to her daughter and disabled husband. During the hard workday she overcomes abuse and mistreatment driven by a powerful motivation: saving enough money to visit her brother’s grave, one of the disappeared after the Pinochet coup.
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María Cartagena is a seasonal worker in the fruit fields of an arid valley in northern Chile, to bring sustenance to her daughter and disabled husband. During the hard workday she overcomes abuse and mistreatment driven by a powerful motivation: saving enough money to visit her brother’s grave, one of the disappeared after the Pinochet coup.
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Genre:Drama
Written By:Sergio Castro San Martín
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