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María Belón (born 1966)〔(Maria Belon story ) accessed 3/21/2015〕 is a Spanish physician and motivational speaker, known for surviving the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami when she was on vacation in Thailand with her husband Enrique (Quique) Álvarez〔(Maria Belon: ''The Impossible''’s Real-Life Survivor )〕 and three sons Lucas, Simón and Tomás Álvarez. She was severely injured in the tsunami and nearly died. She was portrayed in the 2012 film ''The Impossible'' by Naomi Watts (with the name changed to Bennett), who received a Best Actress Academy Award nomination for her performance. The family's nationality was unspecified in the film. Belon now travels around the world as an advocate for survivors of the tsunami and gives motivational speeches about how she overcame the turmoil and two years of recovery following her injuries. She studied to be a physician and also previously worked as a professor of management with the ESADE Business School, and as a business consultant for companies like Pepsi. She has stated that some of her family is from the Canary Islands.〔() Maria Belon bio accessed 3/21/2015〕 ==The tsunami== Belón, a doctor, and her husband, Enrique Álvarez, were on Christmas vacation at a resort in Khao Lak, Thailand. 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. After the wave hit and swept her away from her family, she was able to grab hold of a tree wait for the tsunami to finish. While hanging on, she noticed her son Lucas in the distance being dragged by the current, screaming for help. She swam after him trying to save him, but after a second large wave occurred, she was dragged through a lot of rubble and hard sharp objects, thus critically wounding her. After the tsunami calmed down, Belón was then able to swim to land with Lucas, only to notice her body was covered with many injuries. Her right leg having been the most damaged as it had been completely ripped open, she was able to dress her leg wound with palm tree leaves. Belón and Lucas continued walking and looking for safety, though throughout the walk she was losing too much blood and her son had to help her walk. Lucas found a tree that the two could climb up so that if another wave arrived they would be safe. Maria was in too much pain to climb up the tree alone, so Lucas, who had already climbed up, jumped down and risked straining himself, allowing her to climb on top of him in order for her to get into the tree. After waiting in the tree for some time, the two were saved by locals from a nearby village who were coming to check the wreckage's aftermath. Belón was then taken to a hospital, accompanied by her son, to be treated. Throughout his mother's healing, Lucas was able to reunite with his father and two brothers, who happened to be in the hospital as well, and brought the family together. Once she was stable enough to be moved, Belón and her family were transferred to a hospital in Singapore, where she received further treatment and then was finally able to go home. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「María Belón」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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