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Defenders of Life

Defenders of Life

# Children Bearing Children
Drama
📜 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.
🌏 Languages Available: Spanish
📆 Date Released: 2015-02-01
⌚ Running Time: 93 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 5.0

Beloved Cast

Beatriz Brenes original image
Pamela Salazar
Beatriz Brenes
Arman Darbo original image
Feb Salazar
Arman Darbo
Eylin Esther Jimenez Gonzales original image
Esmeralda
Eylin Esther Jimenez Gonzales
Carmen Romero Palacios original image
Doña Carmen
Carmen Romero Palacios
Francisco Rodriguez Atencio original image
Don Claudio
Francisco Rodriguez Atencio
Kattia Palacio Palacios original image
Kattia
Kattia Palacio Palacios
Alexis Rodriguez Gallardo original image
Don Alexis
Alexis Rodriguez Gallardo
Mario Mendoza Jimenez original image
Diego
Mario Mendoza Jimenez
Maria Bejarano original image
Doña Maria
Maria Bejarano

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