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Guillermo Monteforte

Pidiendo Vida/Petition to Life
(1993, 48 min.) MEXICO
Director: Guillermo Monteforte
In O'Dam, Nahuatl and Spanish with English subtitles

In Durango, Mexico, Mexicanero and Tepehuano Indians make offerings to preserve and protect life's resources in an elaborate ritual.

Image credit: Guillermo Monteforte - photograph by Amalia Cordova, NMAI

Guillermo Monteforte

Mapping Mexican Media: Indigenous and Community Video and Radio

Video México Indígena/Video Native Mexico

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