January 4, 1976 • 25m
Nine-year-old Marco is thrilled to go on a family picnic, not knowing that it will be the last one before his mother Anna leaves Italy to work abroad.
January 11, 1976 • 25m
A year has passed since Anna left. Marco thinks about becoming a postman after receiving a letter from her on the day his older brother visits home.
January 18, 1976 • 25m
Marco sets out on his first job to deliver an urgent letter for Gina. A fun day at the beach begins when he finally returns in the afternoon.
January 25, 1976 • 25m
Marco wants to work to help his mother come home sooner, but his father won't listen.
February 1, 1976 • 25m
Emilio helps Marco get a job washing bottles after school. Marco's father Pietro buys him a world map and the two bond for the first time in a while.
February 8, 1976 • 25m
Marco has an ominous dream about his mother, and he worries when there is no new letter from her.
February 15, 1976 • 25m
Poor Marco can barely see the ocean from his new place. He goes from roof to roof to find a better view and meets Fiorina the puppeteer along the way.
February 22, 1976 • 25m
Marco's monkey delights onlookers by dancing in the puppet show. Peppino the puppet master invites Marco to dinner to show his gratitude.
February 29, 1976 • 25m
When Marco shows Pietro's friend the way to the hospital, he is touched to discover his father testing a new treatment on himself to save a patient.
March 7, 1976 • 25m
Concetta goes out on the streets despite having a cold. Her symptoms worsen, but the family can't afford a doctor. Marco goes to the clinic for help.
March 14, 1976 • 25m
Fiorina must put on a show alone because everyone else is ill. Just as she gets safely through it with Marco's help, bad news arrives about Anna.
March 21, 1976 • 25m
Marco once again considers going to Argentina. Emilio asks Renato to help Marco get to Argentina after having huge success with his ice cream sales.
March 28, 1976 • 25m
Joy over the group trip to Argentina is cut short when Renato goes back on his word. Marco gives Amedeo a letter for Anna and entrusts him to Peppino.
April 4, 1976 • 25m
When Marco reveals that he'd meant to be on the ship to Argentina, Pietro begins laying the groundwork to go himself.
April 11, 1976 • 25m
Marco is discovered by Leonardo, but the ship's head cook is impressed by his persistence. Pietro learns the extent of his son's determination.
April 18, 1976 • 25m
The head cook is touched by Marco's love for his mother and takes him under his wing.
April 25, 1976 • 25m
Marco grows fond of his new life aboard the ship.
May 2, 1976 • 25m
The ship arrives in Rio de Janeiro. Marco's friends help him look for another ship headed to Buenos Aires.
May 9, 1976 • 25m
The ship Marco boards in Rio is full of sick people and the meals are dismal. Marco meets a lost little boy named Nino aboard the crowded ship.
May 16, 1976 • 25m
Six days after leaving Rio, the ship sustains heavy damage due to violent weather.
May 23, 1976 • 25m
Marco begs for the ship to go faster after waking from a terrifying nightmare.
May 30, 1976 • 25m
The ship finally arrives in Buenos Aires. The person who knows Anna's whereabouts has run away, and Marco loses all his money to a pickpocket.
June 6, 1976 • 25m
Marco is at his wit's after losing all his money. Then he hears about a woman named Anna who has been taken to the hospital, and rushes to see her.
June 13, 1976 • 25m
After being left with absolutely no information on his mother's whereabouts, Marco hears a rumor about a familiar puppet show in the area.
June 20, 1976 • 25m
Peppino and his family decide to accompany Marco to Bahía Blanca.
June 27, 1976 • 25m
The day has come to leave for Bahía Blanca.
July 4, 1976 • 25m
Peppino has an idea to start a show based on Marco's life. Fiorina breaks down and cries for the real Marco during practice for her role as Marco.
July 11, 1976 • 25m
Fiorina's heart breaks further as Peppino decides to write the death of Marco's mother into the puppet play to elicit more emotion.
July 18, 1976 • 25m
Marco and his friends finally find shelter after running out of water. Gaucho Carlos revitalizes the group with hot food and wonderful music.
July 25, 1976 • 25m
Marco and his friends are able to make their way to an inn after Carlos repairs their carriage.
August 1, 1976 • 25m
Peppino and his troop stay the night in an abandoned place with a caved-in roof. Marco and Peppino decide to keep quiet about a harrowing encounter.
August 8, 1976 • 25m
An Italian immigrant family suggests paying Mr. Moretti a visit for possible information on Marco's mother.
August 15, 1976 • 25m
Marco visits Mr. Moretti soon after arriving in Bahía Blanca, but he provides no information on his mother or uncle's whereabouts.
August 22, 1976 • 25m
Peppino's words have no effect on Marco. When Fiorina expresses her concern, Marco breaks down crying that his mother is probably already dead.
August 29, 1976 • 25m
Marco meets a vagrant in town. After hearing his story, the man gives Marco a letter from his mother as well as new information on her whereabouts.
September 5, 1976 • 25m
The news of his mother brings Marco's time with Fiorina closer toward its end. Marco starts working at a coal mine to cover his travel expenses.
September 12, 1976 • 25m
Marco arrives in Buenos Aires, only to discover that his mother had already moved on to Córdoba.
September 19, 1976 • 25m
Marco learns the deep extent of his mother's patience when he meets her cruel former employer before setting out to sail once again.
September 26, 1976 • 25m
The captain becomes angry about Marco getting a free ride to Rosario, but changes his attitude upon discovering that Marco is a fellow Genoese.
October 3, 1976 • 25m
Marco gets turned away at the door at the mansion in Rosario. Federico scrounges up enough money to cover Marco's train fare to Córdoba.
October 10, 1976 • 25m
Marco strengthens his resolve to find his mother after his chance meeting with a woman and her children during the train ride to Córdoba.
October 17, 1976 • 25m
Mequinez had moved long before Marco's arrival in Córdoba. In the town, Marco meets a boy named Pablo and develops a strange relationship with him.
October 24, 1976 • 25m
To raise some money, Pablo looks for work in the fields. Unfortunately, the period is the wrong one and so he tries his luck fishing.
October 31, 1976 • 25m
The house is not inhabited by the person Marco is looking for, but by an architect. The man, who appreciates the efforts of the li...Read more
November 7, 1976 • 25m
The train attendants find Marco during an inspection and the boy ends up going down thirty kilometers from the destination.
November 14, 1976 • 25m
During the journey, Marco falls ill for a few days and the herdsmen who take him with them must take care of his recovery.
November 21, 1976 • 25m
After traveling for days, Marco leaves the group of herdsmen to get to Tucuman.
November 28, 1976 • 25m
The journey to the village of Tucuman proves to be more hard than expected.
December 5, 1976 • 25m
Having lost his donkey, Marco has to walk on foot.
December 12, 1976 • 25m
Exhausted and under the snow, Marco is collected by a young man on horseback. On the way, a local elder has his nephew take him to Tucuman.
December 19, 1976 • 25m
The long journey is over. The residence of the Mequinez is now visible and Marco reaches his mother.
December 26, 1976 • 25m
After the recovery, Marco's mother can resume normal life. The Mequinez family, out of gratitude, gives the ticket to Genoa to bot...Read more