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Defenders of Life

"Children Bearing Children"

In the hills of Costa Rica, Doña Carmen struggles to pass on her tribe's traditional ways of life. She must soon marry off her only granddaughter, and 70-year-old shaman Don Claudio lays his claim to the girl, who is only 12 and already impregnated by him. When the girl befriends the young son of a visiting anthropologist, it forces a collision between the modern world and the ancient one.

Top Cast

  • Beatriz Brenes

    Beatriz Brenes

    Pamela Salazar

  • Arman Darbo

    Arman Darbo

    Feb Salazar

  • Eylin Esther Jimenez Gonzales

    Eylin Esther Jimenez Gonzales

    Esmeralda

  • Carmen Romero Palacios

    Carmen Romero Palacios

    Doña Carmen

  • Francisco Rodriguez Atencio

    Francisco Rodriguez Atencio

    Don Claudio

  • Kattia Palacio Palacios

    Kattia Palacio Palacios

    Kattia

  • Alexis Rodriguez Gallardo

    Alexis Rodriguez Gallardo

    Don Alexis

  • Mario Mendoza Jimenez

    Mario Mendoza Jimenez

    Diego

  • Maria Bejarano

    Maria Bejarano

    Doña Maria

Overview

In the hills of Costa Rica, Doña Carmen struggles to pass on her tribe's traditional ways of life. She must soon marry off her only granddaughter, and 70-year-old shaman Don Claudio lays his claim to the girl, who is only 12 and already impregnated by him. When the girl befriends the young son of a visiting anthropologist, it forces a collision between the modern world and the ancient one.

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