On January 2, 1921, Galicia, northern Spain, saw its first snowfall. More than 200 emigrants perish in the sinking of the vessel Santa Isabel off the shore of Sálvora Island. The cynical authorities hail three island ladies, Mara, Josefa, and Cipriana, for their heroic efforts in salvaging the shipwrecked; but, León, an inquisitive and persistent Argentine journalist, begins raising difficult issues.
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On January 2, 1921, Galicia, northern Spain, saw its first snowfall. More than 200 emigrants perish in the sinking of the vessel Santa Isabel off the shore of Sálvora Island. The cynical authorities hail three island ladies, Mara, Josefa, and Cipriana, for their heroic efforts in salvaging the shipwrecked; but, León, an inquisitive and persistent Argentine journalist, begins raising difficult issues.
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