Producer
Documentary showing how the growing number of U.S. Citizens living in San Miguel de Allende has caused problems for the local population and their traditions.
Producer
ERENDIRA IKIKUNARI is a beautifully shot action film that recreates the 16th century legend of Erendira, a young Purepecha woman who became an icon of bravery during the destruction of indigenous Mexico by the Spanish conquistadors. When the Spanish arrive, they take advantage of the discord and conflict among the Mexican natives, reaping the benefits of a region divided. Erendira, a young Purepecha women on verge of marriage, refuses to allow her land to be destroyed and stands up to the social conventions prohibiting women to participate in battle. In the face of the invasion, she steals and learns to ride a horse against the Spanish, winning the respect of her tribal leaders. Along her amazing journey, she becomes a symbol of strength and resistance within her culture. This feature length film was shot entirely in the original Purepecha language.
Producer
The life and work of Mexican lawyer Digna Ochoa, from her first kidnapping at the hands of the police to her murder.
Screenplay
A documentary about rock musician Alex Lora and his band El Tri.
Director
A documentary about rock musician Alex Lora and his band El Tri.
Director
Puppet/live actor movie; "Skeletown" is where Dia de los Muertos candies and baked goods come from... but USA industrialists are trying to suppress the local traditions, flooding the market with plastic novelties and mass-produced snack foods.
Editor
Two nasty characters try to take advantage of an ageing land-lady, all but taking over her house until she has had enough and takes her revenge.
Editor
A manipulative mama deftly manages the life of her homosexual son so that he can have his cake and eat it too. A woman of means, she does this by allowing her son, a doctor, to tryst in her home with his lover. Putting her son's happiness above all else, she then arranges a marriage of convenience to a woman.
Editor
Two traveling projectionists tour the villages of the mountains showing films in order to save money and build their own theater.
Director
Tania, 23, sometimes pressurized, sometimes melancholic, thoughtful and most, smiling and witty, tells her life with details that amaze the memory.
