Álvaro Pérez

The life of a runaway slave who founded the Quilombo dos Palmares, an outlaw community of Brazilian slaves.

Arne Sucksdorff’s drama follows four homeless children—Jorginho, Rico, Lici, and Paulinho—struggling to survive in the Rio de Janeiro slums. They shine shoes, scavenge food, and pickpocket while dreaming of escape from the streets. When Rico, once escaped from a brutal institution in Caxambu, falls ill, he chooses to return there rather than die outside. A somber portrait of poverty and resilience, the film was selected for the 1965 Cannes Film Festival.

Iván decides to propose to Natalia, a creative and intelligent artist, despite the fact that they have been dating for a few months.