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2003 | Color | 14 min

Members of the community of Sirio representing various trades share the fruit of their labor with their friends and neighbors as they partake in a procession and dance through the principal streets of the town.


Country: México
Direction: Máximo Cortés; Raúl
Script: Máximo Cortés; Raúl
Participation year at FICM: 2004

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