sentences:  "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.Domínguez' "confident, spontaneous and uniquely authentic portrayal" (according to "Below the Line", a film industry magazine) of Maroa was living in the film's environment when she was cast for the role.