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45 years later: Man from Sweden reunites with Bolivian nanny

A heartwarming video captured the attention of social media as a Spanish man reunited with his Bolivian nanny for the first time in 45 years. The man, Juanito Jonsson, originally from Sweden and the youngest of three siblings, sought out his former caretaker, Ana Jimenez, via social media.

Born to missionary parents, Jonsson moved to Bolivia in 1970. There, his family hired a local woman, Jimenez, to care for the young Jonsson. Jimenez, who had tragically lost her son, nurtured Jonsson as her own. The family relocated to Fuengirola, Spain when was six years old Jonsson, but he never forgot his warm childhood memories with Jimenez.

Fuelled by these memories, Jonnson decided to use social media to track down her down. Eventually, he discovered she was still alive, making a living selling sweets in the southern Bolivian city of Yacuiba, near the Argentinian border. Determined to…

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