Film · 1987
Peleas de tigres: Una petición de lluvia nahua
60 min · Directed by Alfredo Portilla
The Feast of the Holy Cross is essentially based on the indigenous peoples' request for rain for the next planting cycle. The propitiatory ritual has elements of pre-Hispanic origin, deeply syncretised with Catholicism.
Crew
- Director
- Alfredo Portilla, Alberto Becerril
- Cinematography
- Mauricio Casaubón, Mario Luna
Details
- Studios
- Instituto Nacional Indigenista, Comisión Nacional para el Desarrollo de los Pueblos Indígenas
- Countries
- Mexico
- Languages
- Spanish
- Release
- January 1, 1987
Themes
náhuatltlacololerostecuanizitlalaacatlánguerrero, méxico