Now 48, Man Becomes 140th 'Stolen Grandchild' Tracked In Argentina

The 48-year-old was confirmed via DNA as the son of disappeared activists Graciela Romero and Raul Metz, decades after being taken as an infant.

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00:00In Argentina, a long journey of love and loss has led to a beautiful reunion.

00:09After nearly 50 years, a man has discovered who he truly is.

00:14He was taken as a baby during Argentina's military dictatorship,

00:18born in a secret detention center and separated from his mother forever.

00:23My father of May, he communicates with great happiness

00:29the restitution of another child in the last civil-military dictatorship.

00:36Today we welcome the son of Graciela Alieta, Romero and Raul Eugenio Metz.

00:44Welcome!

00:46Welcome!

00:48This week, he became known as grandchild number 140.

00:55Thanks to a DNA test and the tireless work of the grandmothers of Plaza de Meo,

01:00he now knows the names of his real parents, Graciela and Raul.

01:05Let's pray so that the truth is not fair.

01:10Welcome, Nieto 140.

01:14His sister, Adriana, had been searching for him her whole life.

01:19She says, now I know where my brother is.

01:23Me dice que fue criado con mi hijo único y que no tiene familia.

01:27Entonces cuando él dice eso, yo le digo,

01:29hey, acá estoy yo.

01:30Y dice, sí, ya sé, boluda.

01:33This is not just a personal victory.

01:36It's a victory for truth, for justice and for memory.

01:40I have his phone and I have his name and his name.

01:45And his name is Metz Romero.

01:47So from here to here, it's all won.

01:51It's all won.

01:52It's all won for the family Metz Romero,

01:55but it's all won for society.

01:57Because every little girl who recuperates her identity,

02:01it's a little more.

02:03It's a little more.

02:05More than 300 stolen grandchildren are still missing.

02:09But with hope and help, they can still be found.

02:12Because everyone deserves the right to know who they are.