Oluteco. The Dance of la Malinche
Sold by her step brothers, Malintzin serves as a translator for an spanish merchant. When visiting Tenochtitlan she is rescued by Moctezuma. The...
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A Ngiwa narrative about how the palm tree originated in San Felipe Otlaltepec, the Lord of Heaven gave a Ngiwa man a very special gift.
See moreLacandón. El origen de los aluxes
Nights at the jungles are filled with sounds, songs and laughs from the aluxes, some creatures that escaped from heaven. They can't be exposed at...
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Little Birds
Through dances and games, migrant boys and girls who live in a shelter in Reynosa, on the US-Mexico border, shared their dreams and stories of hope...
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Cuando muere una lengua
Each of the world's languages encompasses a great universe within it, and when these are lost, a vision is lost, doors and windows to different...
See moreCora. La creación del mundo
Chocholteco. La niña de la lanilla
Ayapaneco. El viento
The breeze we feel everywhere is an ancient drunk man destroying everything as he goes by, until he was turned into the wind.
See moreCho'l. El origen de la vida
About earthquakes and the origin of life on Earth They say many years ago Ch'ujtiat, the Heaven's lord, created the Earth with 12 immortal men to...
See moreEl origen de las minas de sal de San Mateo
The Chuj tell the story of three brothers and the reason behind the origin of the largest salt mines in San Mateo.
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Phonos
Cloe and her grandfather share a fondness for sounds, which they sense, admire, absorb, and catalog.
See moreMayo. El origen del fuego
About the origin of fire They say many years ago every animal wanted fire, but it was on top of the highest mountain.So they suggested the frog...
See moreLas manchas del ocelote
An accident with a monkey completely changes the appearance of the conceited ocelot.
See moreLet's Look at the Rainbow Again
Based on the traditional tale of the Kiliwa, when people gathered to celebrate and ask their gods for a good harvest.
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