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Aguamadre

It’s never too late to find yourself.

In Sofia Ayerdi’s “Aguamadre,” a stubborn 65-year-old woman reconnects with her past and her estranged daughter through swimming, rediscovering her identity and healing old wounds in the process.
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00:32
Isabel Castro. That's us.
00:34
Mommy Lia and we set out.
00:49
Ok. Let's see here,
00:52
Mrs Castro. Everything looks pretty good.
00:56
You are a bit over the weight that I would recommend,
00:59
which is probably causing the joint pain you've been having.
01:02
But nothing to be alarmed about.
01:04
Do you exercise regularly?
01:07
Yes. Mommy and I sometimes go for a walk in the
01:19
morning. Perhaps Tai Chi.
01:21
There's a local group that meets every morning.
01:23
I know I una de like Smeralda.
01:28
Wait doctor. What about swimming?
01:31
Swimming? Yes, Emma,
01:33
it would be perfect.
01:35
Doctor. My mom here.
01:36
She came from a small coastal village in Mexico and you know
01:39
our whole family used to be fishermen before coming to the
01:42
US. That's perfect.
02:01
No, mummy. No,
02:07
I keep on win a bus.
02:14
Good price. Are you the Congo?
02:23
Is that loca cris upon reso?
02:26
Absolute loca mama you regret.
02:55
Go in Sito da Vien Jito.
03:00
Sango. Me see where you stand ta Mera did I see
03:15
us? Yes, to tell me this and miscues soa photo
03:36
ma. No, no sole una photo yk Bueno.
04:06
Come on. I can mummy to me be to Paralia Dee
04:27
to Atras. Come on.
05:23
Buenos, I must say you don't know in Ted.
05:28
Ok. Creque Tahira Mali.
05:41
Serra de Buena persona.
05:44
A de de la de,
05:57
in a white lady in Noni this joint.
06:03
No girl Lamo. Yeah.
06:43
Mommy to V hello.
07:57
Hm. Hm Macy's Day.
08:05
Yeah. Yeah. Thank you.