En este trabajo se pretende conocer los factores resilientes de los familiares sobrevivientes durante la Dictadura Militar, en la Provincia de San Luis, indagando sobre el conjunto de capacidades, habilidades y el afrontamiento afectivo que pusieron en juego ante la adversidad que debieron transitar durante esos años. El origen de este trabajo reside en el intento de aportar “un grano de arena” que contribuya a la construcción, no sólo de nuestra historia reciente, sino también del presente de quienes, aunque fueron víctimas del terrorismo de Estado, han logrado rehacerse y continuar en un camino trazado desde el compromiso con la vida y que en nuestra sociedad a diferencia de otras no han sido reconocidos como tales. Pero además, su interés se sitúa en indagar si el concepto de Resiliencia presenta eficacia explicativa para comprender el proceso de afrontamiento que familiares de detenidos-desaparecidos desarrollaron, durante y después de la dictadura militar de 1976- 1983, en el contexto de la provincia de San Luis A partir del testimonio de personas que han padecido los hechos referidos precedentemente, es que se intenta comprender cómo este grupo pudo transitar el camino de la recuperación. Palabras clave Resiliencia Dictadura Militar ABSTRACT RESILIENCIA IN FAMILY OF DETAINED PEOPLE MISSING DURING THE MILITARY DICTATORSHIP IN SAN LUIS PROVINCE In this work it is sought to know the factors resilients of the surviving relatives during the Military Dictatorship, in San Luis Province, investigating on the group of capacities, abilities and the affective confrontation that put at stake in the face of the adversity that you/they should traffic during those years. The origin of this work resides in the intent of not only contributing “a grain of sand” that contributes to the construction, of our recent history, but also of the present of who, although they were victims of the terrorism of State, they have been able to be redone and to continue in a road layout from the commitment with the life and that in our society contrary to other have not been recognized as such. But also, their interest is located in investigating if the concept of Resilience presents explanatory effectiveness to understand the confrontation process that family of detaineemissing they developed, during and after the military dictatorship of 1976 - 1983, in the context of San Luis’ Province. Starting from the testimony of people that you/they have suffered the facts referred precedently, it is that one tries to understand how this group could traffic the one on the way to the recovery. Key words Resilience Military Dictatorship