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La Bruja de Texcoco

Cecilia Villaverde, Alejandro Paredes · Mexico · Documentary / Music Video · 12 min · 10K views

Directed by Cecilia Villaverde, Alejandro Paredes Zatarain · Starring Octavio Mendoza · 2019

After meeting a shaman in Texcoco, Mexico City musician Octavio Mendoza embraces his feminine side through music to become La Bruja de Texcoco.

An intimate portrait of a musician's transformation, blending Mexican folk tradition and gender identity.

After a mysterious encounter with a shaman in Texcoco, Mexico, Octavio Mendoza, a Mexico City based musician, starts a journey to reconcile with his femininity through his music, in order to become “La Bruja de Texcoco”.

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