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When a Los Angeles massage therapist uses her grandmother's special Amazonian oil on her clients, five senior citizens find themselves recalling vivid memories of their ancestors. The seniors' live-in caregivers, each with a rich history, are inevitably caught up in the drama as the past collides with the present. Their collective lives are sent into upheaval as the self-appointed homeopathic Dr. Ruiz, a pathological liar, seeks to capitalize on their desires for memory retrieval and reenactments by fleecing them of their riches for a moment of unbridled remembrance and bliss. En el acaudalado…mehr

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When a Los Angeles massage therapist uses her grandmother's special Amazonian oil on her clients, five senior citizens find themselves recalling vivid memories of their ancestors. The seniors' live-in caregivers, each with a rich history, are inevitably caught up in the drama as the past collides with the present. Their collective lives are sent into upheaval as the self-appointed homeopathic Dr. Ruiz, a pathological liar, seeks to capitalize on their desires for memory retrieval and reenactments by fleecing them of their riches for a moment of unbridled remembrance and bliss. En el acaudalado vecindario de Los Feliz, en Los Angeles, varios ancianos adinerados experimentan vividos recuerdos de sus ancestros despuÃ(c)s de que su masoterapeuta utiliza un aceite amazÃ3nico de aromaterapÃ-a muy especial. Las encargadas de cuidar a los ancianos, cada una con una rica historÃ-a personal, se ven inevitablemente atrapadas en el drama cuando el pasado choca con el presente. Las vidas de los protagonistas son lanzadas al caos, mientras la autodenominada homeÃ3pata Dra. Ruiz, mentirosa patolÃ3gica, busca capitalizar el deseo de los ancianos por recuperar sus recuerdos y revivir sus experiencias pasadas exprimiÃ(c)ndoles su dinero a cambio de un momento de recuerdos y dicha sin par.
Autorenporträt
Cecilia Velàstegui is the author of the acclaimed psychological thriller, Gathering the Indigo Maidens. She was born in Quito, Ecuador, where she spent her childhood. She was raised in California and France, and has traveled in over fifty countries. She received her graduate degree from the University of Southern California, and speaks four languages. She serves on the board of directors of several cultural and educational institutions. She lives with her family in Monarch Beach, California. Cecilia Velàstegui es la autora de la aclamada novela Convocando a las doncellas del Ã-ndigo. NaciÃ3 en Ecuador, donde pasÃ3 su infancia. Fue criada en California y Francia, y ha viajado a màs de 50 paises. RecibiÃ3 su maestrÃ-a de la Universidad de California del Sur, y habla cuatro idiomas. Es miembro del directorio de varias instituciones culturales y educacionales. Vive con su familia en Monarch Beach, California.