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Jeanette vive en Miami y lucha contra la adicción. Hija de una inmigrante cubana, está decidida a aprender más sobre su historia familiar; una historia que su madre, Carmen, no le quiere contar. Por eso toma la decisión repentina de acoger a la hija de su vecino detenido por el Servicio de Control de Inmigración y Aduanas. Carmen, por su parte, todavía lucha con el trauma de haber dejado Cuba atrás, a la vez que procesa la complicada relación con su propia madre y trata de criar a una Jeanette descarriada. Jeanette, desesperada por hallar respuestas, viaja a Cuba para encontrar a su abuela y descubrir los secretos del pasado. Desde las fábricas de cigarros del siglo XIX hasta los centros de detención actuales, Mujeres de sal es un retrato caleidoscópico de las traiciones personales y políticas, autoinfligidas y cometidas por otros, que han dado forma a las vidas de estas mujeres. Una extraordinaria reflexión sobre las elecciones de las madres, el legado de los recuerdos y la valentía por contar esas historias a pesar de que hay quienes quieren silenciarlas.
Jeanette lives in Miami and struggles with addiction. The daughter of a Cuban immigrant, she is determined to learn more about her family history; a story that her mother, Carmen, does not want to tell her. That is why she makes the sudden decision to take in the daughter of her neighbor detained by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Service. Carmen, for her part, is still struggling with the trauma of leaving Cuba behind, as she processes her complicated relationship with her own mother and tries to raise a wayward Jeanette. Jeanette, desperate for answers, travels to Cuba to find her grandmother and discover the secrets of the past. From 19th century cigar factories to today's detention centers, Of Women and Salt is a kaleidoscopic portrait of the personal and political betrayals, self-inflicted and committed by others, that have shaped the lives of these women. An extraordinary reflection on the choices of mothers, the legacy of memories and the courage to tell those stories despite the fact that there are those who want to silence them.
Jeanette lives in Miami and struggles with addiction. The daughter of a Cuban immigrant, she is determined to learn more about her family history; a story that her mother, Carmen, does not want to tell her. That is why she makes the sudden decision to take in the daughter of her neighbor detained by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Service. Carmen, for her part, is still struggling with the trauma of leaving Cuba behind, as she processes her complicated relationship with her own mother and tries to raise a wayward Jeanette. Jeanette, desperate for answers, travels to Cuba to find her grandmother and discover the secrets of the past. From 19th century cigar factories to today's detention centers, Of Women and Salt is a kaleidoscopic portrait of the personal and political betrayals, self-inflicted and committed by others, that have shaped the lives of these women. An extraordinary reflection on the choices of mothers, the legacy of memories and the courage to tell those stories despite the fact that there are those who want to silence them.