'' Maroa '' , a Solveig Hoogesteijn film presented in association with TVE , Canal and with the support of Ibermedia , ICAA and CNAC , is a 2006 film . Venezuela 's Official Selection for the 79th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film , '' Maroa '' is , according to '' Below the Line '' magazine : " The story of an 11-year-old girl living in the slums of Caracas whose bleak future at the hands of a cruel grandmother , Brigida , and local thugs changes upon first hearing the notes of a classically played clarinet . Sentenced to a reform school for delinquent children , Maroa attends her first music class and falls in love with both Mozart and her music teacher , Joaquín – played by Tristán Ulloa , “ Sex and Lucia ” – who becomes the first person to give her hope and unconditional support . Joaquín recognizes her rare , raw talent and is determined to pass on the discipline and skills to turn her life around . The challenges they face and their unique student-teacher bond change both their lives forever . " '' MAROA '' , though it shows the cruelty and violence present in the lives of children of the slums of Caracas gives hope for the future in its portrayal of a Venezuelan state-sponsored musical training program which has provided both musical instruments , and musical training to over 250 thousand children , . Co-written by Fernando Castets , Solveig Hoogesteijn and Claudia Nazoa , the film introduces the young actress Yorlis Domínguez in the title role
79th Academy Awards
79th Academy Awards
Maroa (film)