In the Mexican narco-war, thousands of mothers search for their missing sons and daughters. In Portraits of a Search, the stories of Natividad, Guadalupe and Margarita intertwine to convey the different forms of confronting the search and uncertainty: one turns to the FBI, another obtains the Nation´s president´s personal promise, and the other tries to return to her routines so as to save her grandson. A portrait of Mexico today.
Novel
In a town in Veracruz being buffeted by cold northerly winds, seven men and woman start out on paths that will change their lives. A well-intentioned Christian gives in to the temptation of a young widow: a mayor succumbs to his greed: an elderly lady adopts a young burn victim: a doctor breaks away from a past that had hardened her heart: an old priest comes and goes trying to understand and a lost poet rediscovers his capacity to love and write. All these passions come together in a yearning to give meaning to their lives.
Self
Ramón Xirau's work as a teacher and researcher, in addition to the religious aspect that he impressed on his work.
Writer
Francisco Goitia, pintor mexicano, sintiendo la cercanía de su muerte, logra hacer un recuerdo de su vida: el reencuentro con su país y su pueblo, su permanente búsqueda de identidad como hombre y como artista y su lucha contra los demonios del cuerpo y su posterior conversión religiosa.
