A brave woman makes it her duty to combat the virus day in and day out.

From: Argentina

Languages: English, Spanish

CREDITS: Thank you for listening to Ochenta Stories! This is the 77th episode of our series. This story was written by Rosana Cirigliano. Rosana is an Argentinian communications professor and audio storyteller. She loves telling children’s stories on her podcast “Cuentos de la Tía Ro,” and enjoys talking about Argentinian rock from the 80s on another podcast: “Héroes Anónimos.”

The Spanish version of this story was performed by Rosana Cirigliano as Violeta, Gladys Santillán as Violeta’s mother, and Mauricio Vallese as the radio announcer. The English version was performed by Lea Zipstein as Violeta, Maru Lombardo as Violeta’s mother, and Luis López as the radio announcer. The sound design for this piece was done by Luis López.

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