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TO DIE IN THE DESERT

A morir a los desiertos

Directed by Marta Ferrer
Mexico, 2018
Documentary
  • 9090 minutes

Synopsis

A journey to the northern Mexican semi-desert in search of the last singers of cardenche, a melancholy song genre that speaks of love and contempt, regret and tragedy. A tradition rooted in cotton farmers and miners, now on the verge of extinction. A song of survival.

Synopsis

A journey to the northern Mexican semi-desert in search of the last singers of cardenche, a melancholy song genre that speaks of love and contempt, regret and tragedy. A tradition rooted in cotton farmers and miners, now on the verge of extinction. A song of survival.