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Illiterate

Ximena is an illiterate woman in her fifties, who has learned to live on her own to keep her illiteracy as a secret. Jackeline, is a young unemployed elementary school teacher, who tries to convince Ximena to take reading classes. Persuading her proves to be an almost impossible task, till one day, Jackeline finds something Ximena has been keeping as her only treasure since she was a child: a letter Ximena's father left when he abandoned her many years before. Thus, the two women embark on a learning journey where they discover that there are many ways of being illiterate, and that not knowing how to read is just one of them.

Top Cast

  • Valentina Muhr

    Valentina Muhr

    Jackeline

  • Paulina García

    Paulina García

    Ximena

  • Alejandro Trejo

    Alejandro Trejo

    Store Owner

  • Nicolás Zárate

    Nicolás Zárate

    Father

  • Diego Acuña

    Diego Acuña

    Teen 1

  • Paula Caro

    Paula Caro

    Teen 2

  • Catalina Bolivar

    Catalina Bolivar

    Teen 3

  • Amaro Fredes

    Amaro Fredes

    Football Kid

  • Ángel Maulen

    Ángel Maulen

    Jehovah's Witness 1

Overview

Ximena is an illiterate woman in her fifties, who has learned to live on her own to keep her illiteracy as a secret. Jackeline, is a young unemployed elementary school teacher, who tries to convince Ximena to take reading classes. Persuading her proves to be an almost impossible task, till one day, Jackeline finds something Ximena has been keeping as her only treasure since she was a child: a letter Ximena's father left when he abandoned her many years before. Thus, the two women embark on a learning journey where they discover that there are many ways of being illiterate, and that not knowing how to read is just one of them.

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