Malvarosa

Malvarosa is the poignant story of a familys struggles in life It tells of Rosa who lives in the slums near the railroad tracks with her mother and five brothers Her mother wallows in guilt and depression when her drunkard father is run over by a train Though she is set to marry her fiancé Rosa chooses to put her familys needs before her own Rosas brothers also carry their own burdens except for one the youngest Avelino who helps Rosa shoulder the weight of the familys problems