MARÍA MARTINS

THE HEIRESSES (2019)
Starring Ana Brun, Margarita Irún, Ana Ivanova, Nilda Gonzalez, María Martins and Alicia Guerra. Directed by Marcelo Martinessi.

Asunción, Paraguay, 2013. Sixty-somethings Chela and Chiquita, both descendants of wealthy families, have been living together for more than thirty years. Times have changed though, and with debts mounting, the couple begins to sell-off some precious heirlooms to stay afloat. But the financial situation proves untenable, and convicted of fraud, Chiquita is sent to prison by a court order.

Suddenly, the sheltered Chela must fend for herself. Swallowing her pride, she reluctantly begins working as a chauffeur for the wealthy women of the neighbourhood. The changed circumstances lead her to, perhaps for the first time, contemplate her life and the choices she’s made.

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