Summary Twenty years ago the Pulque Customs in Mexico City was a scene of constant revelry. Two miles of double-track loading docks formed the port of entry to the city for thousands of liters of pulque. Every neighborhood had its pulqueria and devotees imbibed the ancient beverage until they dropped from its effects. So great was the power of pulque that the tax on it represented one of the leading sources of revenue for the local treasury, rivaling oil. The pulque producers were a unified, guild, who functioned like the mafia, controlling territories and dividing up a huge pie. There were several lesser chieftains and one supreme overlord.
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Written : Unknown
Stars : Unknown
Genres : Documentary
Countries of origin : Mexico
Official sites : Company Name Official site
Language : Spanish
Production companies : Gravedad Cero Films Sistema Público de Radiodifusión del Estado Mexicano
Summary Twenty years ago the Pulque Customs in Mexico City was a scene of constant revelry. Two miles of double-track loading docks formed the port of entry to the city for thousands of liters of pulque. Every neighborhood had its pulqueria and devotees imbibed the ancient beverage until they dropped from its effects. So great was the power of pulque that the tax on it represented one of the leading sources of revenue for the local treasury, rivaling oil. The pulque producers were a unified, guild, who functioned like the mafia, controlling territories and dividing up a huge pie. There were several lesser chieftains and one supreme overlord.
Genres : Documentary
Countries of origin : Mexico
Official sites : Company Name Official site
Language : Spanish
Production companies : Gravedad Cero Films Sistema Público de Radiodifusión del Estado Mexicano
