La ofrenda : the days of the dead
(2017, original release: 1988)

Nonfiction

eVideo

Provider: Kanopy

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1 online resource (streaming video file) (51 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound

ISBN/ISSN
1361620
LANGUAGE
English
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A first and thorough look at the Mexican celebration of the dead, the sacred days when the souls of the departed return to visit the living. Tracing the Days of the Dead tradition from its roots in Indian culture to its manifestations in contemporary Chicano communities, this unconventional and visually arresting documentary contemplates the loving and sometimes humorous Mexican cultural attitudes toward "that constant companion," death

Originally produced by Lourdes Portillo in 1988

Mode of access: World Wide Web

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