One Life and Two Trails (Spanish: Una vida y dos mandados) is a 1997 Venezuelan drama film directed by Alberto Arvelo.

It has presumably been years since he visited his mother, Ninfa (Ramona Perez), in the Andean section of the country.

When he receives an old family photo in the mail, he becomes consumed with the disquieting sense of her imminent death.

Instead, he winds up in the streets of Merida, first selling produce and later as part of a band of touring players.

In Caracas, he lands a job washing dishes until the opportunity arises to teach school in a remote farming community.