El varal
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Director : Marta Ferrer
Synopsis
El Varal celebrates its patron saint. But at the end of the festivities, the ranch goes back to its empty streets, the absence of family members that have migrated to the USA. The few remaining farmers work their land with nostalgia and difficulty.
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