Ahuaques, the water elves
The grandparents of Santa Catarina del Monte, located in the mountain region of Texcoco, narrate in Nahuatl and Spanish the stories and beliefs of the children of the god Tlaloc, known as Ahuaques, the water elves.
20 min | Identity | 2020
Synopsis
The grandparents of Santa Catarina del Monte, located in the mountain region of Texcoco, narrate in Nahuatl and Spanish the stories and beliefs of the children of the god Tlaloc, known as Ahuaques, the water elves. Deeply rooted in the land, they visit the elves in the bowels of the river, where they make offerings of flowers, fruits and bread, asking for protection and rain, in an ancestral cosmogony.
Artistic and technic data
Year:
2020
Duration:
20 min
Direction:
Aarón Álvarez,Saudhi Batalla
Production:
Aarón Álvarez,Ernie Schaeffer,Saudhi Batalla
Indigenous peoples:
Comunidad de Santa Catarina del Monte
Geographic area:
Mexico
Language:
Náhuatl, Spanish
Subtitles:
Spanish, English
Subject:
Identity
Genre(s):
Documentary
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