In Search of Leti (2006)
Buscando A Leti - In Search of Leti, is written and performed in Spanish, subtitled in English. Leti, a ten-year-old girl, is the protagonist of this film. The grandparents become the caretakers when her parents leave Mexico to find work in Chicago. She is discriminated against by her own grandmother, Agustina, for having a dark complexion and indigenous features. The grandfather, Vitorio, protects Leti from the grandmother's prejudiced attitude and bad treatment. This continues for years until Maria, Leti's mother, returns to take her to the United States, tearing her apart from her grandfather.
Director: Dalia Tapia
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Tatiana Tien Tapia as Leti |
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Carmen Cenko as Agustina |
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Yovanny Cabarcas as Comentator |
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Rosa Isela Frausto as Ms. Gonzalez |
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Juan Manuel Paz Moreno as |
| Directing | Dalia Tapia | Director |
| Writing | Dalia Tapia | Writer |
| Writing | Romeo Diaz | Writer |
| Writing | Tadeo Garcia | Writer |
| Writing | Guadalupe Vazquez | Writer |
| Editing | Johanna Chacon | Editor |
| Crew | Meena Singh | Cinematography |
| Production | Ernesto Rivera-Machuca | Casting |
