Los herederos (The Inheritors)

A documentary by Eugenio Polgovsky.

Wednesday, December 09, 2009
7:30 PM
James Bridges Theater
Melnitz Hall 1409
Los Angeles, CA 90095

At early age children begin to work in the Mexican countryside. “The Inheritors” is a portrait of their lives and their daily struggle for survival. These children work farming, sculpting and painting alebrijes, shepherding, making bricks, weaving cloth, looking after their little siblings, collecting water, harvesting tomato, chili, maize, and laboring in a myriad of other activities. They have inherited tools and techniques from their ancestors, but they have also inherited their day-by-day hardship. Generations pass and child workers remain captive in a cycle of inherited poverty.

Cost: Free and open to the public

Special Instructions

In Spanish with English subtitles. Parking available in lot #3 for $10.

For more information please contact

Gloria Tovar
Tel: (310) 825-4571

Sponsor(s): Latin American Institute, Center for Mexican Studies, Universidad de Guadalajara in Los Angeles