Santiago Canel

The life of a man, the death of another.

Buenos Aires, 1880. A journalist interviews Manuel Esteban Corvalán, one of the last living men who crossed the Andes in 1817 with José de San Martín, during the Argentinian and Chilean wars of independence, as one of his secretaries, when he was only 15 years old.

The seventh issue of the almanac of short stories. The Almanac is part of the Argentine National Film Board's (INCAA) Short Film Project Competition and Filmmakers Support Program.

While shooting some Hollywood images, a filmmaker meets a Mexican immigrant who works at the motel. Soon, Hollywood is left behind and the movie takes him to other cities, stories, and characters.