Miguel New

Roy wakes up in his room next to a beautiful girl, but he doesn't remember anything from the night before, only blurred images and some marks on his body tell of a night of furious passion. Excited, Roy prepares a hearty breakfast and finally discovers to his horror that the mysterious girl is not from this planet.

Bakiro is a shy peccary who works as a janitor at a classical music hall. He dreams of being an opera singer, but has a horrible voice. However, moved by a mysterious force that compels him to sing, Bakiro discovers his inner self.

Genealogy, uncomfortable questions and reams of archival material are Tavares-Abel’s tools in discovering the political truths of her family and the Dominican Republic. Election fraud and dictatorship are frighteningly topical. Activism suggests itself.

In 2002, a team that only knew defeat surprised all of South America with a chain of unexpected victories in the World Cup qualifiers. The players have begun to believe in themselves like never before and the vinotinto shirt is beginning to represent an entire country. A hope, previously unimaginable, is germinating in the hearts of Venezuelans: to qualify for the FIFA World Cup for the first time.