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2008 | Color | 30 min

In the twenties, in the town of Espinazo, Nuevo León, in Northern Mexico, José de Jesús Fidencio Síntora Constantino, better known as the ?Niño Fidencio?, earned a reputation as a miraculous healer. Since 1938, the year in which he died, a few chosen people, known as Materias (Matter, in opposition to Spirit), or Cajitas (Little Boxes), began receiving the Niño?s spirit, thus perpetuating his charitable work as a healer. Currently, some espíritus de luz (Spirits of Light) are becoming manifest through other Materias or Cajitas, such as Margarita Catalán, Aurorita, the Santo Niño of Atocha and Pancho Villa.


Country: México
Direction: Gómez de Tuddo; Alejandro
Script: Gómez de Tuddo; Alejandro
Production: Gómez de Tuddo; Alejandro
Photography: Gómez de Tuddo; Alejandro
Sound: Studio; Boonker, Zárate; Manuel
Music: Méndez; Gabriela
Art direction: Gómez de Tuddo; Alejandro
Participation year at FICM: 2008

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