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"Cortos Taraspanglish/Taraspanglish Shorts"

Cortos Taraspanglish/Taraspanglish Shorts
(2002, 13 min.) US/MEXICO
Director: Javier Sámano Chong, Juana Soto Sosa (Purépecha) and Aureliano Soto Rita (Purépecha)
Produced by: Taraspanglish Migrants Video Project
In P'urepecha, Spanish, and English, with English subtitles.

Migrant workers from P'urhepecha communities in Madera, California and Michoacán, Mexico produced A series of informative, musical, and documentary capsules on the migrant experience, immigration issues and rights, and cultural continuity. Among the shorts are Danza de Identidad, La Despedida, and Si la Migra Te Detiene.

Image credit: Cortos Taraspanglish/Taraspanglish Shorts

Juana Soto-Sosa

Mapping Mexican Media: Indigenous and Community Video and Radio

2003 Native American Film and Video Festival - NY premiere

Video México Indígena/Video Native Mexico

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