Strings

6-12-21. N20

Maria is a girl like any other. The only difference is that she is in an orphanage with other children. She does not have the love of a family, a father or a mother. Even so, she does not show sadness, for her everything is joy in her day to day. One of those days, Nico, a boy who suffers from Cerebral Palsy, arrives, and then the friendship arises almost instantaneously.

This is the story that is presented to us in the form of an animated short film. It is directed by Pedro Solís García, and in 2019 it obtained the Guinness World Records for being the most awarded short film throughout the year.

What is Cerebral Palsy occurs even before birth, due to abnormal brain development. It results in a congenital disorder of movement, posture and even muscle tone. Its most notable symptoms are laziness or stiffness in its limbs, as well as involuntary movements. It manifests itself even in the first years of childhood.

Despite the fact that the treatment is long and includes a lot of physical therapy, drugs and sometimes even surgery, unfortunately the disease has no cure.

I have met such a child, and he is a fallen angel on earth. We have met many children with different pathologies, due to the constant income that we have had to make for the situation of my own son, and we always establish friendship with all the other childrens and their families. Since you see it, you fall in love. You can not avoid it.

In this short film they introduce us to a girl named María, doing the impossible so that her newcomer friend Nico, plays and entertains with her. She has to resort to her imagination to start each of his plans and her games, so that Nico participates from his position. Obvious more difficult can not be. Nico's poor mobility makes every task nearly impossible, but he seems to enjoy it. Children settle for little, and turn it into a universe of possibilities. Nico's smile, the slight smile, makes the world open up at your feet. You can't help but go into the story and fall in love with him.

The story is based on real events. The director, Pedro Solís is the father of María and Nico. He wanted to bring to animation the story of how his daughter, since the arrival of her brother, always included him in all the activities that she herself carried out. Playing with him at all times, to stimulate him.

“My brother Juan Solís is a character modeler and he is my son's godfather. He modeled the character. That is my son and that is my son's chair; it is as is. The character of María is inspired by Alejandra; physically they do not resemble each other, but their spirit does”, explained Pedro Solís.

Then I leave you with the short film. It lasts approximately 10 minutes.

If you're crying right now, it's totally understandable. We all did it when we first saw it. Nico did not die at that moment, quite the contrary. He died earlier this year, in 2021, at the age of 16. He is already resting in peace, free from operations, pain and excruciating therapies throughout all these years.

"If kisses had cured him, he would have been the healthiest child in the world"

The short film leaves us a lesson: We are all equal, do not discriminate against anyone. We are all humans.

I want to publicly thank @Jane for giving me her support and trust in me, and also her enormous Posting For A Cause (PFAC) initiative. 😊 🤗

Thanks for reading me and for the support. Thank you all.

See you between the lines.