William Bell Taylor

On December 17, 1996, MRTA terrorists took hundreds of people hostage at the residence of the Japanese ambassador in Lima, Peru, including ministers and high-ranking military officials. For 126 days, the country remained in suspense as the Peruvian Army secretly planned Operation Chavín de Huantar, an intervention led by Commander Juan Valer. On April 22, 1997, after months of planning, Peruvian commandos carried out a rescue operation that kept Peru and the world on edge.

After an accident leaves his daughter in a coma, Francisco, a seasoned journalist, tries to rebuild his life by accepting a seemingly minor assignment: uncovering the origins of the ancient mural of the Black Christ, venerated by millions. His search leads him to Santiago, who reveals the untold story of the image's mysterious creator: a young man enslaved in 17th-century Peru, known only as "The Painter." Amid discrimination and suffering, the young man transforms his pain into an extraordinary work: a Black Christ that, over the centuries, would become the most important symbol of faith in our nation and one of the most venerated in the world. As he reconstructs this story of hope, resilience, and redemption, Francisco embarks on a journey that will forever change his understanding of faith and restore his belief that miracles are still possible.

Catalina arrives with her family at the costume party for her cousin's birthday, on the outskirts of the city. Her presence makes her cousin behave strangely.