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Where the Sun is Born

The story of the Maya People through four stories which allude to important moments in the in its history over the course of the last half millennium. The central protagonist in all these stories is a young woman named Maya who witnesses the invasion of her homeland and must run away to survive. Then living a nomadic existence as a refugee across the centuries she experiences the sufferings of her people resulting from the loss of her ancestral lands and increasingly her cultural traditions.

Top Cast

  • Felipe Gómez

    Felipe Gómez

  • Candelaria Hernández

    Candelaria Hernández

  • Walter Paz Joj

    Walter Paz Joj

  • Ajpú Nicho

    Ajpú Nicho

  • Juan Pablo Olyslager

    Juan Pablo Olyslager

    Conquistador

  • Juanita Puzul

    Juanita Puzul

  • Betzabé Simón

    Betzabé Simón

  • Priscila Simón

    Priscila Simón

    Mayan

Overview

The story of the Maya People through four stories which allude to important moments in the in its history over the course of the last half millennium. The central protagonist in all these stories is a young woman named Maya who witnesses the invasion of her homeland and must run away to survive. Then living a nomadic existence as a refugee across the centuries she experiences the sufferings of her people resulting from the loss of her ancestral lands and increasingly her cultural traditions.

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