El Costumbre (Pidiendo lluvia)

2005 | Color | 28 min

The Nahuatlaco people of northern Veracruz still practice the rites and ceremonies of their ancestors, performing dances to ask mother nature for the blessing of her seeds and invoking the sky from the Ixcacuatitla Mountain to send the first rains for the harvest.

Country: México
Direction: Máximo Cortés; Raúl
Script: Máximo Cortés; Raúl
Production: Máximo Cortés; Raúl
Photography: Máximo Cortés; Raúl
Music: Banda de viento "Cruz Blanca"
Participation year at FICM: 2006

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