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2019 | B/N | 77:00

Michoacán is known for the Day of the Dead; less familiar is its past as the Purépecha Empire, the greatest rival to the Aztecs. Five centuries after the Conquest, Purépechas have spent decades restoring their prehispanic festivities and gods, defying racism. Every February 1, thousands celebrate the Purépecha New Year in honor of the Fire God. This is paralleled by the restoration of a 1936 cinema-palace dedicated to the last emperor of Michoacán.


Country: México
Direction: Pimentel; Arturo, Ramey; James
Script: Ramey; James
Production: Ramey; James, Chuck; Enrique
Photography: Flores; Uriel, Cabrera; Henochhiram, García Caballero; Aldo, Ortiz Aguilar; Rocío
Sound: Franco; Edson Tulio, Alvarado; Rogelio, Méndez; Mario
Music: Carrillo; Óscar, Quintana; Eduardo
Participation year at FICM: 2019

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