Videos

24:41 Dia de los muertos -Oaxaca

Join Itzli, a girl from Mexico, and Derrick, an American high school student, as she teaches him all about the Day of the Dead. Filmed entirely in Oaxaca, Mexico, this great movie explains the preparations, celebrations, and meaning of the holiday to the people of Mexico. The Day of the Dead video was filmed live and unrehearsed; the reactions are real.

©2006. 25 minutes. English with some Spanish vocabulary. Middle school, high school. Not rated.

23:56 Cinco de Mayo

Filmed in Los Angeles, California during the largest Cinco de Mayo festival in the world. Join Maria, a young Mexican-American, and Brett, a young American boy, as she helps him discover how and why Cinco de Mayo is celebrated and what it means to the residents of America. Explore the streets of L.A. to hear from Mexican-Americans about what they know, how they feel and why they celebrate Cinco de Mayo. Discover the real meaning of May 5, 1862.