Mère courage, Dolorès Aveiro, Paul Sousa Costa, Yvelise Rabier

A moving and inspiring story

Maria Dolores, mother of Cristiano Ronaldo, one of the best football players on the planet, could have been a character in a novel. Placed in an orphanage after her mother's death to escape an abusive father, she spent her childhood and adolescence there. For young Dolores, there were no dreams of princesses and grand destinies: like so many other girls born and raised in a small fishing village on the island of Madeira, she knew that hunger and poverty would be her most faithful companions. But Dolores was not one to give up and worked tirelessly to provide a better life for her family, driven by the love and support of her husband, whom she met at seventeen.
However, some lives are plagued by misfortune, and despite all the sacrifices, the couple and their three children lived in extreme destitution... Until the day Dolores became pregnant again. Despite the hardships, despite the poverty, this child, named Cristiano Ronaldo, was welcomed as a blessing; cherished even before birth, he would transform his family's life and revolutionize the world of football.
Reflecting on her champion son's journey, Dolores opens up about this loving youngest child, who made them forget those dark years and offered a life commensurate with the love he received and which shaped him.
Today, Dolores and Ronaldo are inseparable.
A moving and inspiring story.