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Los Hijos del Maíz

A documentary about women who still preserve the tradition of nixtamalizing corn as in pre-Hispanic times. Chicomecóatl is the Mexica goddess of fertility and the corn that gives man the seed that will be the sustenance of all their generations.

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  • Tania Cervín Martínez

    Tania Cervín Martínez

    Chicomecóatl

  • Erika Calderón

    Erika Calderón

    Narración

  • María Neri Jacinto

    María Neri Jacinto

    Mujer que muele maíz 1

  • Antonia Jacinto

    Antonia Jacinto

    Mujer que muele maíz 2

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A documentary about women who still preserve the tradition of nixtamalizing corn as in pre-Hispanic times. Chicomecóatl is the Mexica goddess of fertility and the corn that gives man the seed that will be the sustenance of all their generations.

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