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2001 | Color | 27 min

Every year in the Purépecha village of Ahuiran, Michoacán, the day of Tsukuri Jukakua is celebrated, in which the ceremonial title of "cargueros" or carriers of the village is transfered to a new generation. This event serves as an occasion to meditate on the loss of traditional values.


Country: México
Direction: Cerano Bautista; Dante
Script: Cerano Bautista; Dante
Photography: Cerano Bautista; Dante
Sound: Primitivo Castillo;, Luis Adalberto Joaquín;
Music: Exe Video, Xamonheta;
Art direction: Tomás; Eduviges
Participation year at FICM: 2003

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