Where the Sun is Born (2013)
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.
Director: Elías Jiménez
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Felipe Gómez as |
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Candelaria Hernández as |
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Walter Paz Joj as |
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Ajpú Nicho as |
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Juan Pablo Olyslager as Conquistador |
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Juanita Puzul as |
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Betzabé Simón as |
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Priscila Simón as Mayan |
| Directing | Ray Figueroa | Second Unit Director |
| Directing | Ray Figueroa | First Assistant Director |
| Production | Hugo Koper | Producer |
| Crew | Álvaro Rodríguez Sánchez | Cinematography |
| Crew | Daniela Sagone | Cinematography |
| Sound | Job Sis | Music |
| Camera | Daniel Caal | Digital Imaging Technician |
| Editing | Joel Prieto Toropchanin | Editor |
| Directing | Elías Jiménez | Director |
| Editing | Daniel Caal | Editor |
| Writing | Edgar Sajcabun | Writer |
| Production | Inés Nofuentes | Producer |