La Abuela de las Tres Guerras (ES)

I never asked why my grandmother Mercedes speaks Russian, German, French and Spanish perfectly. Perhaps because I sensed that this why was marked by a delicate history… A history of childhoods without parents. A story of farewells, of reunions, of escapes and persecutions. A story marked by the history of 20th century Europe: the Spanish Civil War, the Second World War, and the Cold War. I never asked why. But now… I need to break that wall. I need to understand which parts of those wars, of those untold stories, still live in me. Join me on this journey through the past to understand where we came from, who we are, and where we are heading.

Episodes

February 28, 2022
Una mujer viajando a Berlín por amor. Unas...
September 30, 2022
Episode 6: The memory I never asked why...
February 23, 2022
Una familia pisando su país tras décadas de...
September 30, 2022
Episode 5: Homeland and uprooting I never asked...
February 23, 2022
Una joven viajando a la Unión Soviética para...
September 30, 2022
Episode 4: A frustrated dream I never asked...
February 23, 2022
Un grupo de policías llamando a la puerta...
September 30, 2022
Episode 3: Clandestine life I never asked why...
February 23, 2022
Una niña de once años reencontrándose con sus...
September 30, 2022
Episode 2: Mother and daughter I never asked...
February 23, 2022
Una abuela viendo las noticias en ruso. Un...
September 30, 2022
Episode 1: A family secret I never asked...

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I never asked why my grandmother Mercedes speaks Russian, German, French and Spanish perfectly. Perhaps because I sensed that this why was marked by a delicate history… A history of childhoods without parents. A story of farewells, of reunions, of escapes and persecutions. A story marked by the history of 20th century Europe: the Spanish Civil War, the Second World War, and the Cold War. I never asked why. But now… I need to break that wall. I need to understand which parts of those wars, of those untold stories, still live in me. Join me on this journey through the past to understand where we came from, who we are, and where we are heading.