The story of a poor girl who leaves her starving family and sheep for a more prosperous village. Her grandfather finds her and tries to convince her to return to her home.
Social & External
The people behind it
Sebastiana Kespi
Sebastiana
Esteban Lupi
Grandfather
Paulino Lupi
Jesús
Irene Lázaro
Sebastiana's Mother
Luis Ramiro Beltrán
Narrator
Eduardo Lafaye
Armando Silva
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