Prayers For The Stolen [15 Minute Drama]

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20150907

Prayers For The Stolen
by Jennifer Clement
dramatised by Jeff Young

Produced and directed by Pauline Harris

More Info:- A timely drama series, as drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman has recently escaped a Mexican prison for the second time,. Guzman is considered by US authorities to be "the most powerful drug trafficker in the world." He is also cited as the 14th wealthiest person in the world. This lyrical and atmospheric drama explores the effects of drug trafficking through the perspective of a teenage girl, LadyDi.

Why is LadyDi named so?

MIKE: Ladydi, Ladydi...Why did your mama name you after a dead princess?

LADYDI: Because she hated what that Prince Charles did to Diana. She watched it on TV. She loves any woman whose man has been unfaithful. It's a special sisterhood of pain and hate. Patron Saint of Betrayed Women.

Drama of Mexican girls hiding in holes in the ground so they're not stolen by drug cartels

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20150908

Prayers For The Stolen ep 2/5
by Jennifer Clement
dramatised by Jeff Young
An atmospheric drama with each episode immersing us into the heat and fear of Mexico, in this country ripped apart by murder, racketeering, drugs wars and political corruption, told entirely from the perspective of a teenage girl in the mountain village in Guerrera. LadyDi's mother drinks too much and steals, and now she tells her daughter the truth about her father, and best friend Maria.

Produced and Directed by Pauline Harris.

LadyDi discovers the truth about her father and best friend.

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20150909

Prayers For The Stolen 3/5
by Jennifer Clement
dramatised by Jeff Young

Inspired by true stories, this atmospheric drama follows 15 year old Ladydi Martinez in the mountain village of Guerrero, Nr. Acapulco, Mexico, where being a girl is a dangerous thing and mothers disguise them as sons, hiding them in holes in the ground as the drugs cartels scourge the town, looking for girls to steal.
Ladydi and Maria skip home from school but when they go into Ladydi's house, her mother drunk on beer and tequila, shoots Maria, mistaking her for one of the drugs cartel.

Produced and directed by Pauline Harris

The author, Jennifer Clement is American, was raised and lives in Mexico. She has been translated into 22 languages. She was awarded the NEA Fellowship for Literature for PRAYERS FOR THE STOLEN. Clement was president of PEN Mexico during a time when Mexico became one of the most dangerous places in the world to practice journalism.

LadyDi's mother, drunk on beer and tequila, mistakenly shoots Maria.

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20150910

Prayers For The Stolen 4/5
by Jennifer Clement
dramatised by Jeff Young
Inspired by true stories, this atmospheric drama follows 15 year old Ladydi Martinez in the mountain village of Guerrero, Nr. Acapulco, Mexico, where being a girl is a dangerous thing and mothers disguise them as sons, hiding them in holes in the ground as the drugs cartels scourge the town, looking for girls to steal. Paula's brother Mike drives LadyDi to Acapulco where she will work as a servant to a rich family. Halfway there Mike turns off down a dirt track, parks up outside a shack and locks her in the car. When he returns he hands her a plastic bag and tells her to look after it until he collects it. Life changes forever for LadyDi.

Produced and directed by Pauline Harris.

Fearful of being stolen by the drug cartels, LadyDi leaves to work as a maid in Acapulco.

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20150911

Prayers For The Stolen 5/5
by Jennifer Clement
dramatised by Jeff Young

Inspired by true stories, this atmospheric drama follows teenager Ladydi Martinez in the mountain village of Guerrero, Nr. Acapulco, Mexico, where being a girl is a dangerous thing and mothers disguise them as sons, hiding them in holes in the ground as the drugs cartels scourge the town, looking for girls to steal.
LadyDi is in Mexico City in prison for a crime she did not commit.

Produced and directed by Pauline Harris

LadyDi is in Mexico City in prison for a crime she did not commit.

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Episodes

Episode	First Broadcast	Comments
01	20150907	Prayers For The Stolen by Jennifer Clement dramatised by Jeff Young Inspired by true stories, this atmospheric drama follows 15 year old Ladydi Martinez in the mountain village of Guerrero, Nr. Acapulco, Mexico, where being a girl is a dangerous thing and mothers disguise them as sons, hiding them in holes in the ground as the drugs cartels scourge the town, looking for girls to steal. Produced and directed by Pauline Harris More Info:- A timely drama series, as drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman has recently escaped a Mexican prison for the second time,. Guzman is considered by US authorities to be "the most powerful drug trafficker in the world." He is also cited as the 14th wealthiest person in the world. This lyrical and atmospheric drama explores the effects of drug trafficking through the perspective of a teenage girl, LadyDi. Why is LadyDi named so? MIKE: Ladydi, Ladydi...Why did your mama name you after a dead princess? LADYDI: Because she hated what that Prince Charles did to Diana. She watched it on TV. She loves any woman whose man has been unfaithful. It's a special sisterhood of pain and hate. Patron Saint of Betrayed Women. Drama of Mexican girls hiding in holes in the ground so they're not stolen by drug cartels Classic and contemporary original drama and book dramatisations
02	20150908	Prayers For The Stolen ep 2/5 by Jennifer Clement dramatised by Jeff Young An atmospheric drama with each episode immersing us into the heat and fear of Mexico, in this country ripped apart by murder, racketeering, drugs wars and political corruption, told entirely from the perspective of a teenage girl in the mountain village in Guerrera. LadyDi's mother drinks too much and steals, and now she tells her daughter the truth about her father, and best friend Maria. Produced and Directed by Pauline Harris. LadyDi discovers the truth about her father and best friend. Classic and contemporary original drama and book dramatisations
03	20150909	Prayers For The Stolen 3/5 by Jennifer Clement dramatised by Jeff Young Inspired by true stories, this atmospheric drama follows 15 year old Ladydi Martinez in the mountain village of Guerrero, Nr. Acapulco, Mexico, where being a girl is a dangerous thing and mothers disguise them as sons, hiding them in holes in the ground as the drugs cartels scourge the town, looking for girls to steal. Ladydi and Maria skip home from school but when they go into Ladydi's house, her mother drunk on beer and tequila, shoots Maria, mistaking her for one of the drugs cartel. Produced and directed by Pauline Harris More Info:- A timely drama series, as drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman has recently escaped a Mexican prison for the second time,. Guzman is considered by US authorities to be "the most powerful drug trafficker in the world." He is also cited as the 14th wealthiest person in the world. This lyrical and atmospheric drama explores the effects of drug trafficking through the perspective of a teenage girl, LadyDi. The author, Jennifer Clement is American, was raised and lives in Mexico. She has been translated into 22 languages. She was awarded the NEA Fellowship for Literature for PRAYERS FOR THE STOLEN. Clement was president of PEN Mexico during a time when Mexico became one of the most dangerous places in the world to practice journalism. LadyDi's mother, drunk on beer and tequila, mistakenly shoots Maria. Classic and contemporary original drama and book dramatisations
04	20150910	Prayers For The Stolen 4/5 by Jennifer Clement dramatised by Jeff Young Inspired by true stories, this atmospheric drama follows 15 year old Ladydi Martinez in the mountain village of Guerrero, Nr. Acapulco, Mexico, where being a girl is a dangerous thing and mothers disguise them as sons, hiding them in holes in the ground as the drugs cartels scourge the town, looking for girls to steal. Paula's brother Mike drives LadyDi to Acapulco where she will work as a servant to a rich family. Halfway there Mike turns off down a dirt track, parks up outside a shack and locks her in the car. When he returns he hands her a plastic bag and tells her to look after it until he collects it. Life changes forever for LadyDi. Produced and directed by Pauline Harris. Fearful of being stolen by the drug cartels, LadyDi leaves to work as a maid in Acapulco. Classic and contemporary original drama and book dramatisations
05	20150911	Prayers For The Stolen 5/5 by Jennifer Clement dramatised by Jeff Young Inspired by true stories, this atmospheric drama follows teenager Ladydi Martinez in the mountain village of Guerrero, Nr. Acapulco, Mexico, where being a girl is a dangerous thing and mothers disguise them as sons, hiding them in holes in the ground as the drugs cartels scourge the town, looking for girls to steal. LadyDi is in Mexico City in prison for a crime she did not commit. Produced and directed by Pauline Harris More Info:- A timely drama series, as drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman has recently escaped a Mexican prison for the second time,. Guzman is considered by US authorities to be "the most powerful drug trafficker in the world." He is also cited as the 14th wealthiest person in the world. This lyrical and atmospheric drama explores the effects of drug trafficking through the perspective of a teenage girl, LadyDi. LadyDi is in Mexico City in prison for a crime she did not commit. Classic and contemporary original drama and book dramatisations