Hija natural, revolucionaria, adultera recalcitrante, violentamente independiente y vengativa, la quiteña Manuela Sáenz entró en la historia de América por la puerta falsa del dormitorio de Simón Bolívar, de quien a lo largo de los últimos ocho años de la vida del Libertador fue su amante solícita unas veces, rebelde otras, a quien salvó la vida en un par de ocasiones y al que defendió con ardor varonil en sus horas amargas. La Libertadora...

Chronicles the enthralling life of Manuela Sáenz, who won her place in history as the great love of South American liberator Simón Bolivar. Abandoning her position as one of the richest women in Lima, Sáenz worked to overthrow the corrupt representatives of the Spanish crown. She eventually attained the military rank of colonel and fought in numerous battles on behalf of the freedom movement and was incarcerated, wounded, and finally exiled from...

An authoritative portrait of the Latin-American warrior-statesman draws on a wealth of primary documents to set his life against a backdrop of the explosive tensions of 19th-century South America, providing coverage of such topics as his role in the 1813 campaign for Colombian and Venezuelan independence, his legendary love affairs and his achievements as a strategist, abolitionist and diplomat.

Bookended by a foiled attempt on Simon Bolivar's life in Bogota in 1828, the film charts the story of the revolutionary leader's impassioned fight for independence from Spain and creation of a united South American nation, the great stories of love and loss in his life, the political intrigue and drama following his ascension to power and his mysterious death.