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VALENTINA

By Chelo LOUREIRO

Animation - Production 2021

Valentina is fed up of her Down's syndrome, convinced that it prevents her from making her dream true: becoming a trapeze artist. But a magical journey will reveal to her all that she is capable of doing.

- Year of production
- 2021
- Genres
- Animation, Children's, 3D
- Countries
- SPAIN
- Languages
- SPANISH
- Budget
- 1 - 3 M$
- Duration
- 65 mn
- Director(s)
- Chelo LOUREIRO
- Writer(s)
- Lúa TESTA, Chelo LOUREIRO
- Producer(s)
- Chelo LOUREIRO (ABANO PRODUCIONS S.L), Brandán DE BRANO (ANTARUXA), Mariano BARATECH (EL GATOVERDE PRODUCCIONES)
- Synopsis
- Valentina dreams of becoming a trapeze artist but believes she will never be able to make it because she has Down's syndrome. Her grandmother — who teaches her to play chess and sing a lot of songs — always encourages her to never give up: If caterpillars can to turn into butterflies, nothing is impossible. We must never feel disenchanted nor lose the desire to learn; look at me, I'm still determined to be an orchestra conductor one day!
  But Valentina is not very convinced, she thinks that a worm is too disgusting to become a butterfly... What is this metamorphosis that Grandmother talks about like? When she is about to ask her, Mum and Dad give her some disconcerting news: Grandmother went away on a trip. Away on a trip? Without even saying goodbye?!
  Accompanied by her inseparable mouse, Chiqui, and the fun team on her chessboard, Valentina embarks on a thrilling musical adventure in search of Grandmother, travelling through beautiful places to the sound of the songs they used to sing together. The journey will make her learn to choose what she wants and go for it, but always being herself. She also finds out that Grandmother lives happily because she finally conducts her wonderful orchestra (she made it!).
  
  After her magical journey, Valentina returns home having been through her own metamorphosis (that extravagant word that Grandmother loved so much and that she was never able to pronounce). She now finally understands that all people are different and, precisely because of this, each quality makes everyone unique. No need to change anything, you just have to be yourself. Valentina returns eager to share her learning with all the children of the world. But, mind you… by SINGING!