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S10.E1 ∙ Feria de San Marcos, Una fiesta mexicana

Wed, Dec 31, 1969

In Mexico, within the realm of events that provide entertainment national festivals come first. From their commercial roots during colonial times, they have evolved into offering a cultural panorama of broader scope. By way of various amusing anecdotes, this documentary helps us understand the most emblematic moments in the history of today's "Saint Marcos Fair." Throughout its nearly 180 years of existence, the fair has succeeded in becoming a festival of regional, national and even international impact in which corrals, cockfighting, bullfighting, "tapancos" (dance floors), and other cultural arenas are a must.

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S10.E2 ∙ Por los que se quedan

Wed, Dec 31, 1969

Is the story of the quiet drama that unfolds in a typical Mexican town; one that is indigenous, bilingual, and has the stoicism to survive the gradual disintegration of families caused by men migrating to the United States. Life stories showed tell us about the collateral damage caused by poorly conducted government programs and chronic unemployment. Although speakers aren't economic experts, those interviewed irrefutably present the terrible consequences that the North American Free Trade Agreement has had on their lives.

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S10.E3 ∙ Campeche, Un tesoro abierto al tiempo

Wed, Dec 31, 1969

Thanks to a young group of liberals whose struggle wielded the force of both weapons and ideas, Campeche was able to proclaim its independence from Yucatán in 1857. Since that time, Campeche has completed a long journey marked by different political, social, and cultural events, all of which make this a state rich in traditions and history. But Campeche's wealth doesn't end there: its natural resources include precious woods, marine fauna and especially oil, accounting for nearly 80% of Mexican reserves. Because of all this, today Campeche is a strategic, vital location for the future economic development of our country.

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S10.E4 ∙ Sonora, Alma de frontera

Wed, Dec 31, 1969

Abandoned or held in low regard by colonial viceroys, businessmen, bishops and high-ranking military men, the gradual conquest of Sonora would be the work of combative spirits from the ambitious Jesuit missionaries to its conquerors' ambitions and conflicts. To the north of the Río Fuerte, Sonora's old indigenous nations, especially the Yaquis and the Mayos would be forced to establish a secular battle of resistance: a struggle so great that it stands without comparison to any other struggle of this kind in Mexican history. From the long and violent encounters between white colonizers and Sonora's proud Indians, it is only logical that a strong character and a lively, decisive temperament would surface among Sonora's residents today.

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S10.E5 ∙ Sonora en la Revolución Mexicana

Wed, Dec 31, 1969

Neither the Bourbon Reforms during colonial times nor the nation's declaration of independence in 1821 made Sonorans feel as if they were Mexican. The state was drawn into the rest of the nation by the railroad and growing demographic shifts during the years of Porfirio Díaz's reign, but the Revolution of 1910 would ultimately be the event that definitively integrated Sonora and its inhabitants into the Mexican nation. Sonora would provide the country with political and military leadership, headed by leaders such as Álvaro Obregón and Plutarco Elías Calles. They would lead Mexicans from devastation to armed struggle, as well as through the nation's first years of economic, moral and political reconstruction.

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S10.E6 ∙ Sonora y 'la Revolución Verde'

Wed, Dec 31, 1969

During the 1940s, the state of Sonora was greatly aided trough great hydraulic works in the area of irrigation as well as the establishment of programs such as ''the Green Revolution'' and allocation of land programs in the Yaqui and Mayo valleys. In the long run, it suffered the effects of the various economic crises that began in the 1970s, which also affected livestock raising and mining. This period's major issues are centered on phenomena such as migration and the establishment of border-area maquiladoras, which began transforming the state's production profile beginning in the seventies. The end of this era would be marked by the death of Sonora's Luis Donaldo Colosio in 1994.

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S10.E7 ∙ Sonora mira al futuro

Wed, Dec 31, 1969

This program presents a panorama of the most significant events that have taken place in Sonora since the Free Trade Agreement was put into in motion in January 1994. With the beginning of a new era of competition with other nations, but also new opportunities for the state's producers, Sonora has also consolidated an open, diverse and democratic political life. The tensions of the new millennium are seen in complex challenges such as the unemployment rate, the droughts, drug trafficking and global competition on the border. Academics, government officials and businessmen offer us a live portrait of what society hopes for and how they can and should confront the challenges that modernity imposes.

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S10.E8 ∙ Campeche, Un tesoro abierto al tiempo. Segunda parte

Wed, Dec 31, 1969

During the 17th century, the port of Campeche --a treasure-filled city facing the sea-- was continuously under attack by pirate ships. Today the state of Campeche continues to be an invaluable treasure chest of national and global heritage. This program provides a visual tour of this fascinating legacy: the ancient Maya city of Calakmul, the wealth of flora and fauna found in the biosphere reserves, as well as its own architectural trademark: the walled city of Campeche.

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S10.E9 ∙ Los Olmecas, El pueblo del jaguar

Wed, Dec 31, 1969

For many years, archaeologists from Mexico and around the world have been drawn to the eternal stone gaze of the Olmec colossal heads. But who were these men of stone? Where did they come from, and how did they manage to build the first great civilization of the Americas over 3,500 years ago? The stone is both silent and responsive; it conceals and it reveals. Perhaps it is telling us that these ancient Olmecs form a family portrait of the men and women who even today work, pray, and live at the old sacred sites found in Veracruz and Tabasco.

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