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2008 | Color | 36 min

There are versions that run by word of mouth, sometimes familiar, sometimes distant, some belonging to the early learners, not students, and educators; these tell us the history of education which determines the current situation of the Mixtec language, as well as of other related small phenomena. Faced with this situation, Emilio cannot decide which path to follow: one stretches to the past, before his grandparents, the other is a path laid out by the national society. But, in the end of the stories, Emilio will have to choose based on social criteria; it is society who lays down the first hurdle.


Country: México
Direction: Rojas Sánchez; Nicolás
Script: Rojas Sánchez; Nicolás
Production: Calvo Dorantes; Miguel, Ramírez Jiménez; Nefertiti
Photography: Mora; Gustavo
Sound: Calvo Dorantes; Miguel
Music: Calvo Dorantes; Miguel
Cast:Lara; Víctor, Martínez Santiago; Julia, Reyes Salazar; Eder
Art direction: Rojas Sánchez; Benigno
Participation year at FICM: 2008

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