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Mariano Estrada Aguilar

Lo'Hil K'in/The Taunt Celebration
(2003, 18 min.) MEXICO
Director: Mariano Estrada Aguilar (Tzeltal)
Produced by: by the Xinich Comité de Defensa de la Libertad Indígena
In Tzeltal and Spanish with English subtitles.

The "taunt celebration" documented here is a major Carnival event in Bachajón, Chiapas, practiced each year to renew the village's history and identity.

Image credit: Mariano Estrada Aguilar - photograph by Gabriela Zamorano, NMAI

Mariano Estrada Aguilar

Mapping Mexican Media: Indigenous and Community Video and Radio

2003 Native American Film and Video Festival

Video México Indígena/Video Native Mexico

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