Meet Chala, an eleven year-old boy with a hard life and strong respect for Carmela, his sixth grade teacher. The pair develops a solid bond, but after Carmela suffers an accident, things get complicated…
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The people behind it
Armando Valdés Freyre
Chala
Alina Rodríguez
Carmela
Yuliet Cruz
Sonia
Silvia Águila
Raquel
Armando Miguel Gómez
Ignacio
Idalmis Garc
Mercedes
Tomás Cao
Carlos
Roque Moreno
Policía
Anniet Porte
Mirta
Héctor Noas
Pablo
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