Maria says: “The man wouldn’t allow me to die.

Belón, a doctor, and her husband, Enrique Álvarez and her three sons, Lucas, Tomás and Simón, were on Christmas vacation at a resort in Khao Lak, Thailand. We stayed in touch with the man my husband was with while he looked for us but it is hard because the man lost his two babies.

María was in too much pain to climb up the tree alone so Lucas, who had already climbed up, jumped down and helped her climb up the tree. But then we understood that it was the only way of explaining the others’ pain was picking up a story of a family which nothing happened to. During his mother's recovery, Lucas was able to reunite with his father and two brothers, who happened to be in the hospital as well. After the tsunami calmed down, Belón was able to swim to land with Lucas, only to notice her many injuries. Bayona, director of “The Orphanage,” came to her wanting to make a movie about the tsunami, she had to ask why. !” I said sorry, that’s the only way. Hundreds of thousands of people lost their lives, and “The Impossible” never ever loses sight of this.

Emergency services were called to a now derelict Boquhanran House in Clydebank at around 6.45pm on Wednesday after flames engulfed the boarded up building. Lucas, now 18 and studying medicine at University College London, is played by rising British actor Tom Holland, 16. Visits to Craigie House suspended as public health experts drafted in. Mama! I remember being pushed against walls. The tale is about the 'ultimate nightmare family Christmas'. It felt like the Earth was coming apart but everything looked perfect. Cops gave Scots firearms suspect lift home but he had hidden stun gun in his pocket. He was so nice when he said, I didn’t come here for that! And after hours traipsing through hospitals full of the wounded, the dying and the bereaved, he couldn’t believe his eyes when he found his wife and Lucas. I didn’t think it was the sea. [11] Belón chose Naomi Watts to play her in the film, stating that Watts was her favorite actress after seeing the film 21 Grams.

Thomas, now 16, is at a school where he studies half the time and does community service for the other half, and he is also working as a lifeguard in Wales. I told Bayona that it’s a bit difficult, but you have to make people go under the wave, and they said, “WHAT? And it is wonderful because it means I am alive. Police are concerned for Allan White's welfare. ( Log Out / 

Change ). Lo que ha superado esta mujer no nos cabría ni en 100 programas. It stars Naomi Watts […] On December 26, 2004, Belón was at the poolside while her husband and three sons, Lucas, 10, Tomás, 8, and Simón, 5, were splashing in the pool, before the family was swept apart by the tsunami. Her story is the subject of Juan Antonio Bayona’s “The Impossible,” an emotional and riveting account of the 2004 tsunami. She has stated that some of her family is from the Canary Islands.

“Carrying this luck for life is difficult.

Belon made this clear when asked if it bothered her how her family was being portrayed by English actors instead of those of Spanish descent. Belon said they talked a lot about life, being moms, being lucky, death, loss and just about everything else as well. So, when J.A. Lucas! I had really bad internal bleeding as well.”, Traumatised and fearing another huge wave, Maria and Lucas were found in the tree by a Thai man who ensured they got to hospital. For Bayona, the story of Belon’s family’s survival helped shed a light on the devastation left in the tsunami’s wake. Major fire in Clydebank as emergency services race to scene at former nursing home.

She admitted to being tired of struggling to stay alive, but it was the appearance of her husband which kept her going. ( Log Out /  She is not sure what she’s going to do next, but she did express interest in returning to work as a doctor. The tsunami was an incredible gift. 'We love and miss you' Family of missing Scots mum feared murdered in Spain pay tribute on fifth anniversary. The Democrat candidate is just a few electoral college votes away from winning the most controversial US election in history as the second day of counting gets underway. When I was up the tree, bleeding very heavily with very deep wounds, I could feel the dying process. “I was facing the sea and saw a huge black wall. Celtic star Leigh Griffiths' girlfriend Caitlyn Melville exposes online troll who called her 'hideous'. As for Samuel, 13, she said he is wondering whether being a firefighter or a policeman would be the best way to help people. The pair were reunited and perched in another tree. Quique had to make the heartbreaking decision to leave Simon and Tomas in the care of strangers on the hotel roof. Despite this, Belon said “nothing happened to us” (her and her family) because they survived. Nicola Sturgeon says she is considering putting travel restrictions into law, She said a "final decision" would be made next week, Scots nurse, 73, arrested by cops after trying to free dementia-stricken mother from locked down care home. Tomas, who is also studying in Britain, has certainly moved on – he wants to be a beach lifeguard. I did this (the movie) because I enjoy it. She has also come out of this horrific situation with a no-nonsense attitude. “The Impossible” is one of biggest box office hits in Spain’s history, and Belon is thrilled with the response it has received as she is with the film itself. Emma Burr took to social media to share the poignant message. “I was always afraid of things. Naomi Watts plays Maria and Ewan McGregor is her husband. It is not just about this one family. My whole life is extra time. “I learnt what generosity was through the tsunami. And as part of the filming process, the family returned to the hotel, which has been rebuilt after being flattened by the wave. “No one recognised the sound. My whole story is on my body. We watch as Watts struggles to make her way to safety in the aftermath of the tsunami which decimated the coastal zone of Thailand, and it’s unnerving to see the injuries her character received which include a nasty gaping wound on one of her legs.

", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=María_Belón&oldid=980859109, BLP articles lacking sources from October 2016, Wikipedia articles with WORLDCATID identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Surviving the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, This page was last edited on 28 September 2020, at 21:42. She swam after him, but a second large wave occurred and she was dragged through a lot of rubble and hard sharp objects, and was critically wounded. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. She was petrified, alone and convinced she was dying – but in a miracle that has inspired new film The Impossible, the mum and her family survived. I wouldn’t care about anything.

She replied there is still a lot of work which needs to be done especially with the orphanages and the widows. [14][15][16][17], Learn how and when to remove this template message, "Tsunami Survivor Maria Belon Reflects on 'The Impossible, "INTERVIEW: Naomi Watts, Ewan McGregor, J.A. There is no difference between me—a Spanish woman named María who is alive—and thousands of moms who are under the sea. Maria says: “About 15 metres away, I could see a little head, and I thought, ‘My goodness, I think it’s Lucas.’ I heard him screaming for me so I went to get him. But seconds later, she and her terrified husband and three sons were swept away by a ferocious 30ft wall of water that devoured everything in its path. Belon said she was involved in the making of “The Impossible” for several years and did have a say in the film’s casting. It took a year to film the 10-minute sequence. [9], She was the Spotlight Guest Speaker at the Share Iuvare Business Convention in 2015. St Cuthbert Wanderers boss relieved with point at Lochmaben after fearing it was "going to be one of those days, Jordan Williamson felt his side was on top for much of the game but they needed a late goal from Russell Williamson to avoid defeat, Trainspotting character Begbie to star in Irvine Welsh Christmas story. Maria Belon may not be a hero, but considering what she has been through, you cannot help but see her as a tremendously inspiring person. ( Log Out /  “When I came to the surface, I wrapped myself around a tree and clung on.

I myself asked Belon if she has been back to Thailand since the tsunami, and if work still needs to be done to repair the damage left in its wake. If there’s something I don’t enjoy, I quit.

The tsunami killed 230,000 people in Thailand, Sri Lanka, Indonesia and 11 other countries. I do not deserve to be alive, but life is not fair. Also in 2015 she was a speaker at the World Business Forum. I was looking around thinking maybe this is just in my mind.

Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. On María Belón’s birthday. Video Games Guide - PS Vita, PS3, Xbox , Wii - BestVideoGames.site. Maria Belon: Why our story if we survived? Why in a story full of pain and full of loss pick up our story in which nothing happened? Belón and Lucas continued walking and looking for safety, but she was losing too much blood and her son had to help her walk. If somebody would like to do something that I don’t like then I will just go, “Sorry, I don’t like it (laughs).”. I only appreciate the moment.

Belon may not see herself as a hero, but seeing her so lively and upbeat even after the horrific ordeal she endured is nothing short of inspiring. Lucas is now 18 years old and training to be a doctor, and she described him as being “immensely brave.” She said what he took from the experience of the tsunami is how there is never enough of what you can do for others. One of the conditions we put is that there should be no nationality for the family.

In “The Impossible,” Belon is portrayed by Naomi Watts in a performance full of strength and raw emotion. She is a woman who has experienced a horrific tragedy and lived to tell the tale. This movie is not about nationalities, not about races, not about colors. A family's 'Impossible' journey of healing. [4] The family's nationality was unspecified in the film. Parents raise concerns after Kilmarnock head teacher who mysteriously vanished gets top job. By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Maria Belon is more than just a tsunami survivor. It’s about human beings. I embrace life. She was severely injured in the tsunami and nearly died.

During the making of the movie, Maria and Naomi, 44, became close. Lucas, the eldest, was just in front of me. You could feel them trembling and breaking. The dad wept, convinced the others were dead. The alarm was raised in 2015 after Lisa Brown, from Alexandria, failed to collect her young son from school but no trace of the 32-year-old has ever been found. She says: “Not for one second did I believe Quique and my other boys would be alive.”. You forget about yourself – you just think about saving them. He dragged me through the mud for a long time until he was sure I was in good hands.”, Maria was sure the rest of the family had been killed.



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