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Día de fiesta
2024 | Color | 18:08

One day during the patron saint's festival in San Felipe de los Herreros, on the Purhépecha plateau in Michoacán, Mexico. The traditions of the celebration culminate in the visual delight of the fireworks display.


Country: México
Direction: Oñate Chirot; Juan Carlos
Script: Oñate Chirot; Juan Carlos
Production: Oñate Chirot; Juan Carlos, Pérez Ortiz; Luis Alejandro
Photography: Oñate Chirot; Juan Carlos
Sound: Oñate Chirot; Juan Carlos
Music: El Sârao, Banda de la Escuela Indígena de Música de Ichán
Art direction: Oñate Chirot; Juan Carlos
Participation year at FICM: 2024

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