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2017 | Color | 90:00

A journey to the semi-desert, in northern Mexico, looking for the last singers of “Cardenche”, a traditional song that speaks of love and contempt, of lament and tragedy. A peasant tradition from cotton farmers and miners on its way to extinction. A song of survival.


Direction: Ferrer Carné; Marta
Script: Ferrer Carné; Marta
Production: Celis; Sebastián, Ferrer; Marta, Productor ejecutivo: Gruener; Daniel, Durán; Alejandro, Célis; Nicolás, Francisco del Valle
Photography: Ferrer Carné; Marta, Royer; Hugo
Sound: Pujol Martínez; Iván, Capmany Buisan Adriá
Music: Los Cardencheros de Sapioriz, Los Cardencheros de La Flor de Jimulco, Pablo Villa; Juan
Cast:Genaro Chavarría (Los Cardencheros de Sapioriz), Higinio Chavarría, Marco Antonio Soto, Mariana García, Otila García, Miguel Orona Ríos, Refugio Agüero, Heriberto Aguilera, Lino Beltrán, Guadalupe Salazar, Antonio Valles, Fidel Elizalde
Participation year at FICM: 2018

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