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Jun 2018
15m 53s

La maleta azul

Duolingo
About this episode

A mother and her young daughter leave Mexico, escaping violence in search of a better life. It’s a trip with a few unexpected turns that ends up taking longer than planned. But their constant companion was there for them whenever they needed to escape: an old blue suitcase.

A transcript of this episode is available at https://bit.ly/3ITv8ew.

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