Pocholo

Overview

Pocholo was just an ordinary man. He was a responsible father and husband, a perfect employee and a good neighbor until the day his family’s ingratitude showed him that decency is useless in a society ruled by money and deceit. Tired of being a loser, Pocholo makes the riskiest decision of his life; he decides to fulfill his lifelong dream and study medicine. Obstinately refusing to accept another defeat, he opts to take his first step towards success and finish high school. The first day of classes, proud of his victory, Pocholo shows up wearing the school uniform and finds out that his problems are just beginning. Even though it is one of the most prestigious schools in the city he encounters cruelty, injustice and violence. Overcoming every pitfall with unshakable determination, Pocholo becomes a symbol of fortitude, setting an example that helps weaker students stop allowing others to victimize them. By the time he graduates Pocholo is a hero, winning the admiration of even his enemies. He has to fight against the indifference of people who are close to him, in particular his ambitious wife, Mariluz, and his half-brother, Nicolas. However, along the way Pocholo also encounters love and support from his youngest daughter, Sara; his best friend, Diego; his psychiatrist, Catalina; and some of his classmates. Pocholo’s biggest surprise is to reencounter his first love, Francisca, a very beautiful woman who has been confined to a wheelchair due to an automobile accident. She will be his best friend, a source of inspiration, and in the end, his true love. Other lives revolve around Pocolo, among them those of his older children, Andres and Monica, who are as ambitious and unscrupulous as their mother. In addition, there is his sister-in-law, Natalia, the beautiful and anorexic wife of his half-brother, Nicolas, as well as, three homeless children: “Gata”, “Tweter” and “Chiquito”, who Pocholo rescues from misery and abandonment. ‘Pocholo’, a story of personal growth, perseverance and tenderness… he overcomes every adversity and proves there is always hope!