Episodio 1: Hola, Carmelo

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La periodista exiliada venezolana Laura Weffer viaja a Florida en busca de Carmelo Urdaneta.

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La periodista exiliada venezolana Laura Weffer viaja a Florida en busca de Carmelo Urdaneta, un exfuncionario del Ministerio del Petróleo involucrado en el multimillonario escándalo Money Flight. 

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