An Italian child goes on a journey to find his mother in Argentina.

A young Italian boy named Marco is devastated when his mother must leave home to work in Argentina to pay off the family debt. She sends the family letters, but soon the messages stop coming, which worries Marco and sets him off on an epic quest to find her.—cupcakes

An adaptation of the Italian novel "Heart" (1886) by Edmondo De Amicis. In 1881, Italy is suffering an economic depression. The Rossi family of Genoa is facing financial problems, so Anna Rossi decides to migrate to Argentina to work as a maid. Her letters from Argentina mention that she is sick, and then they stop arriving. Worried about his mother, Marco Rossi secretly boards a ship heading for Brazil. His aim is to reach Buenos Aires and find out what happened to Anna.—Dimos I