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Dioses de México

Dioses de México

Descripción: In rural Mexico, resistance to modernization reveals the diversity of indigenous peoples and Afro-descendant communities, honoring daily work and preserving cultural identity. A “Lost Atlantis” is explored, where diverse possibilities resist the rapid...
Territorio Ideal de José María Velasco

Territorio Ideal de José María Velasco

Description: A 2024 exhibition at the National Museum of Art in Mexico featuring over 190 works by the 19th century landscape painter José María Velasco. The exhibition highlights his interpretation of the Mexican landscape from a scientific naturalist perspective....
El Mito del Dios Maíz

El Mito del Dios Maíz

Description: This documentary tells the story of the birth, death, and triumphant resurrection of the maize god, the oldest deity on the American continent. The myth embodies the values of agrarian communities and has shaped their labor and ritual practices over...
Masewaltlatzotzontli

Masewaltlatzotzontli

By Jesús Alberto Flores Martínez Description: In the community of Reyixtla, Ixhuatlán de Madero, Veracruz, Celerino Hernández Pascuala and his family continue to preserve traditional Nahua sones, as well as the costumbre known as elotlamanilistli, performed to...