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202472 minPG-13documentary

Guates

202472 minPG-13documentary

Hundreds of fish turn upstream dead as a community faces the rising Guayuriba River and the displacement of chigüiros by a new highway.

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Diego Gutierrez

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Hundreds of fish turn upstream dead as a community faces the rising Guayuriba River and the displacement of chigüiros by a new highway.

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Diego Gutierrezdirector

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Chigüiros face displacement due to a newly built highway. The Guayuriba River rises, affecting a nearby community. Hundreds of fish die upstream under unclear circumstances. Nórida Rodríguez narrates as the Joropo celebrates a Llano suffering from serious issues. The film presents a perspective that the Joropo intertwines with political matters more than cultural ones. Guates runs for 72 minutes and addresses these environmental and social changes in the region.

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