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Terrific documentary giving insight into Baja rancho dwellers way of life
This is an amazing trip to many remote ranchos all over Baja Sur, by a filmmaker who is obviously sensitive to the realities of the lives of the rancheros and is gifted at getting them to talk about themselves. We see the struggle to survive that living in low water conditions, herding animals and sometimes able to get a small crop grown leaves them living barely subsistence existences. Their houses are poor, conveniences few, contact with neighbors rare, but somehow the beauty of the land they inhabit and the pride of being independent creates some wonderful characters. A daughter cares for an aging, severely disabled mother, quite a character in her own right, but she is not only not bitter about her role, she absolutely glows with satisfaction that she is doing something good, giving back to her mother in the most basic way. A caballero aspires to find a wife: his prospects probably aren't good, but his faith that he will find someone is touching. We meet the oldest story teller/poet in one community. We see young people, girls and boys, riding long distances to a central rancho where enough can gather to have rented a norteno banda and watch them dance, evidently for days. It is a wonderful portrait of a way of life that may be disappearing. Anyone who loves Baja should have a copy
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- sailorrog
- Mar 18, 2012
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