Film narrator, written by: Hernán Rieber Tellier

Maria Margarita is a young girl from one of the small villages in Chile, famous for her remarkable ability to retell movie stories skillfully. Whenever a new film is shown in the village cinema, the residents gather money for her to watch it, regardless of its genre, whether it is the latest Marilyn Monroe or Gary Cooper film, or even a musical from Mexico. The girl watches the film, then returns to tell it to them in her captivating way. Hernán Ríbera Télier narrates a story in his gentle, magical, and touching style, recalling the memories of cinemas at the height of their glory in Latin America. This novel captivates the core of the reader with two kinds of magic: the magic of South America and the magic of cinema. If one or both of these magics attract you, you will melt into the folds of this novel, which is unfortunately short. You will see how cinema influenced the lives of ordinary people before the dawn of television. You will witness the lives of hardworking families who, despite their harsh living conditions, continued to enjoy simple pleasures. And you will feel great sadness, dear reader, you will be saddened, for the life of the oppressed class is not without pain. Number of pages: 112