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Title
CHRISTMAS IN THE PACIFIC REGION
Country
Colombia
Premiere
2018
Language
Español
Year
2018
Duration
33 mins
genre
Documental
Direccted by
Victor Palacios
Produced by
Colectivo MEJODA
Casting
Classification
Todos

Mundo

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CHRISTMAS IN THE PACIFIC REGION

Religiosity and music were two powerful tools capable of surviving the tragedy of enslavement, trafficking, colonization, segregation, and racial prejudice.” In the coastal town of Guapí, the festival dedicated to the Baby Jesus is the manifestation that identifies them as a black community of the Pacific. It showcases the particular magical-religious vision and conception present in their relationships with nature, the universe, spirits, and the supernatural. This documentary piece is an observational process of the Christmas festivities in the municipality of Guapi, in the department of Cauca