Julieta Martinelli

And so even though we had been fighting, Suave and me, like not talking, it was kind of tense. La verdad es que all of that started to melt away. And it was just so sweet, you know, me dio tanta ternura to see him on the island of Puerto Rico, like feeling free and looking like so happy.

And so even though we had been fighting, Suave and me, like not talking, it was kind of tense. La verdad es que all of that started to melt away. And it was just so sweet, you know, me dio tanta ternura to see him on the island of Puerto Rico, like feeling free and looking like so happy.

Suave doesn't have a lot of communication with his U.S.-based family. You know, his mom passed away when he was in prison. And he just doesn't talk to the rest of his sisters all that often. They live out of state and they're all dealing with their own challenges in life. And since he's gotten out, actually, they've only seen each other a handful of times.

Suave doesn't have a lot of communication with his U.S.-based family. You know, his mom passed away when he was in prison. And he just doesn't talk to the rest of his sisters all that often. They live out of state and they're all dealing with their own challenges in life. And since he's gotten out, actually, they've only seen each other a handful of times.

Suave doesn't have a lot of communication with his U.S.-based family. You know, his mom passed away when he was in prison. And he just doesn't talk to the rest of his sisters all that often. They live out of state and they're all dealing with their own challenges in life. And since he's gotten out, actually, they've only seen each other a handful of times.

So there's been this loneliness, a loneliness for family, a longing for this sense of familia.

So there's been this loneliness, a loneliness for family, a longing for this sense of familia.

So there's been this loneliness, a loneliness for family, a longing for this sense of familia.

And so are we. Because for years, we've heard about the love and appreciation that Suave feels for his mom, Saro. And I've always felt that Saro, in many ways, is like the key to understanding so many things about Suave. Because in some ways, I think Suave wanted to emulate her. But one thing I do know is that Sarah, she was a complicated person.

And so are we. Because for years, we've heard about the love and appreciation that Suave feels for his mom, Saro. And I've always felt that Saro, in many ways, is like the key to understanding so many things about Suave. Because in some ways, I think Suave wanted to emulate her. But one thing I do know is that Sarah, she was a complicated person.

And so are we. Because for years, we've heard about the love and appreciation that Suave feels for his mom, Saro. And I've always felt that Saro, in many ways, is like the key to understanding so many things about Suave. Because in some ways, I think Suave wanted to emulate her. But one thing I do know is that Sarah, she was a complicated person.

In her early 20s, Suavez says that she moved to the Bronx after yet another relationship where she ended up being a victim of domestic violence. But they would go back to PR.

In her early 20s, Suavez says that she moved to the Bronx after yet another relationship where she ended up being a victim of domestic violence. But they would go back to PR.

In her early 20s, Suavez says that she moved to the Bronx after yet another relationship where she ended up being a victim of domestic violence. But they would go back to PR.

And that's where I got that piece. That piece of valuing family ties. So that when Suave got out of prison, one of his dreams was like to put his family back together again, kind of like the way he remembered it, the way he imagined it during those 31 years in prison.

And that's where I got that piece. That piece of valuing family ties. So that when Suave got out of prison, one of his dreams was like to put his family back together again, kind of like the way he remembered it, the way he imagined it during those 31 years in prison.

And that's where I got that piece. That piece of valuing family ties. So that when Suave got out of prison, one of his dreams was like to put his family back together again, kind of like the way he remembered it, the way he imagined it during those 31 years in prison.

And Suave has long wondered about his mom's past, what she was like growing up, the things she didn't talk about. But you have to remember that Suave was in prison for 31 years. He was the baby, and he's 55 now. So he never got to ask those questions like, you know, sit with your mom and look through photo albums or hear the funny anecdotes.

And Suave has long wondered about his mom's past, what she was like growing up, the things she didn't talk about. But you have to remember that Suave was in prison for 31 years. He was the baby, and he's 55 now. So he never got to ask those questions like, you know, sit with your mom and look through photo albums or hear the funny anecdotes.

And Suave has long wondered about his mom's past, what she was like growing up, the things she didn't talk about. But you have to remember that Suave was in prison for 31 years. He was the baby, and he's 55 now. So he never got to ask those questions like, you know, sit with your mom and look through photo albums or hear the funny anecdotes.