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- The story of a beautiful young woman named Clio, a professional restaurateur and art collector. She has the gift of extrasensory perception that, just by touching an object, allows her to know its history and the dramatic moments it has gone through. In each adventure she is accompanied by her partner in the antique shop Mateo and their assistant.
- Sensitive, accessible stories. A caring and empathetic look at the lives of masters of different trades. Endearing characters who bare their hearts to us and let us into their inner world. Cinematographically narrated stories in which action and work accompany the narrative.
- Four young people travel throughout the country, each one to different states, to get to know the reality of our nation first hand. A travel diary with reflections, surprises and - why not? - things yet to do, in which with fresh eyes, they live and relive the progress, the wonderful things and the shortcomings of each state.
- The organization of an art exhibition, the curatorship, the staging of a play, are complex and multidisciplinary practices that demand creativity, research and rigor. This series reflects on the possibilities to carry out these activities.
- A true Mexico City native, merging old-fashioned and cosmopolitan styles, has worked as a tailor and dry cleaner for more than fifty years. Heir to his father's business; he plies his trade on the same premises as his father before him. The shop's is named El estilo (The style), a name that captures the essence of his philosophy: "dress with style, laugh with style, and work with style". A friend to all his customers, an irrepressible seducer and bon vivant, he seems to savor every instant as if it were his last.
- More than sixty years ago he began working with the grandparents of the current owners. He quickly acquired a love of his trade and the small ice cream parlor that exceeds even that of its owners. Although he has had opportunities in other businesses, his love for La Especial de Paris keeps him there, making ice cream the traditional way, using a time-honored process whose paternityis disputed between Italian and French ice-cream makers, with unique flavors and special, but not exotic, combinations, but rather gourmet combinations with only the finest ingredients. From his little shop he has witnessed the transformation Mexico City has undergone as a result of extensive urban development on Avenida Insurgentes and nearby Paseo de la Reforma.
- 2012–2018TV Episode1. Circus, breaking horses at liberty Horses run free through a circus ring. There are two, four, six, eight.Alberto Atayde, heir to a family tradition of circus performance dating back more than a hundred and twenty years, trains and rehearses his fine horses using a technique based on affection, kindness, and respect, prioritizing their comfort and well-being. The ring is flooded with white smoke illuminated by greenish blue lights that pierce the thick fog, creating a dreamlike ambiance. It is the equestrian act of Celeste Atayde, heiress to the Atayde tradition, who also trains horses at liberty. In a kaleidoscope of circus performances, rehearsals, and backstage anecdotes, we discover the testimony and narrative of a life in the circus with Alberto Atayde, a Master of Circus Art.
- Mariachi In the shadowy glow of an alleyway, Jesus gives the final instructions in a trumpet lesson. Authentic mariachi music is disappearing, and it is important to him that the tradition not be lost. For that reason, in addition to performing with several groups, he also gives trumpet lessons to students who seek him out. The neighborhood surrounding Garibaldi Square is a place peopled by phantoms. Of lost souls who wander aimlessly, blind, adrift. The mariachis loiter idly, wandering, in a monotonous, repetitive routine, day after day, from dawn to dusk and from nightfall to daybreak. Because at all hours there are people who require their services to enliven a party, to celebrate a birthday, to serenade a love interest, to entertain a group of revelers, or to send the departed on their way. Mariachis are solitary, abandoned beings. They live in a kind of limbo, and although they play on they seem unnoticed, invisible. They are what remain in Mexico City of the Abajeño traditional music of Michoacan and Guerrero and the folk songs of Jalisco and Tierra Caliente, the musical tradition that identifies Mexicans as much as the Virgin of Guadalupe does.
- Time expands and contracts. It is the systole and diastole of the universe. It is the pulse of creation. It is eternal. It has always been there and will never fade. At least that is what watchmakers and clock-makers think as they painstakingly toil over minuscule components, true masterpieces of industrial engineering, of wristwatches; wall clocks; hand wound timepieces; cuckoo clocks; and animated, robotic, musical, and monumental clocks like the Clockon the Metropolitan Cathedral, the Ottoman Clock at Bolivar and Republica del Salvador, the Chinese Clock at Bucareli, and the more than twenty monumental clocks spread throughout downtown Mexico City.
- Opera House Stage Hand Giant stage flats more than fifty feet long are removed from the stage at Bellas Artes Theatre. The deep orchestra pit opens and swallows the massive structures. In minutes, special flooring is assembled covering the entire stage, on which the National Dance Company will perform a few hours later. In a whirl, curtains are removed and the stage is filled with new furniture, decorations, curtains, fabrics, and stage flats, and in a matter of minutes it is transformed into an entirely different space, a universe that appears and disappears so quickly as to be nigh imperceptible. It is the work of the Bellas Artes stage crew, who work like a well-organized militia under the orders of the stage manager.
- Through the inconspicuous house in the San Rafael District the Mexican aristocracy has passed for nearly one hundred years. A matriarchal family of hard working women, heirs to the closely guarded European technical secrets for washing and pressing fine fabrics, such as silk, linen, and Egyptian cotton, with all the secrets of a discrete, intimate, and feminine trade. They deftly handled fine undergarments, lingerie, the most delicate shirts, and haute couture dresses from designers like Coco Chanel and others of the era.They caressed the table linens of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, represented for a few years in Mexico by Archduke Maximilian of Hapsburg, the bed linen of the Empress Carlota, and the clothing of Mexican aristocrats.
- Zookeeper Asa child he was often taken to the zoo, as most children are. Like many young men, he decided to go to the United States in search of a better life, but he decided to return to his native land. A relative encouraged him to apply for a job at the zoo. He never imagined that a short time later he would be part of the team that cared for the first panda born in captivity. Later, as a zoo-keeper, he would be assigned to tend to the sea lions and penguins. He never imagined that would be his lot in life.
- 2012–2018TV EpisodeFor Salvador Aguero, aka Rabito, music has been his companion from his early days, when his father took him to XEW. The impact of discovering big band drummer Jim Krupa and jazz rhythms motivated him to prepare for and gain admission to the Free School of Music. He spends countless hours studying and practicing music. Many hours of practice are needed to improvise and find the desired harmony, and between chords you form the jazz melody you seek, your own sound. As a professional drummer, Rabito has worked with prominent musicians like Frank Rosolino, Clare Fisher, Juan Garcia Esquivel, and Damaso Parez Prado, among others. Two jazz greats, Dave Brubek and Oscar Peterson, hired him to play in recording sessions. His collaboration with Chilo Moran, in 1962, was special, attaining a level of excellence which made them the first jazz ensemble to perform at Mexico City's famed Fine Arts Palace. Nostalgia is also part of Rabito, who dreams of dedicating a jazz piece to his inseparable partner who, over a span of sixty years, accompanied him at home and from gig to gig.
- 2012–2018TV EpisodeCuautempan was the village where Eloy learned what would be his vocation, is trade. When he was a young boy, a traveling bird fortune teller handed him three cards which showed him his mission in life. In time, suitcase in hand and with his three canaries, Lucero, Paquito, and Toño, he traveled over most of Mexico. His birds bring joy to people of all ages, young and old; he gives them three cards to learn their joy, fortune, and happiness. His children and grandchildren, who live in Chicago, visit him from time to time, and are his pride and joy. He is the famous Pajarito de Chapultepec and everyone calls him "My Friend."
- 2012–2018TV EpisodeLeonardo Gabino Torres and his family practice the trade of building Mexico's traditional canal boats or trajineras. Historically, in Mexico the boats have been used for varied purposes, providing transportation for plants and flowers, or for entire families who need to move about in the canals daily, taking children to school or to get to work raising crops on the artificial island gardens known as chinampas. Xochimilco's canals and colorful boats also invite countless visitors to imagine and enjoy, in one-hour intervals, the lacustrine Mexico of pre-Hispanic times. For his proven experience and responsibility, boat owners seek out Leonardo Gabino, for the symmetry of his woodwork, peerless choice of materials, and sustainable caulking made from strips of braided coconut husk. Exuberant decoration in red, white, blue, and green paint transforms the Cuemanco docks into a mosaic of colors.
- 2012–2018TV EpisodeStarting when he was a teenager he worked with his father in a mattress factory, but Lorenzo Eduardo Armando Mondragon y Ochoa always knew his true vocation was in the movies. He got his start working the box office at the former Cine Versailles. After a short time, he was put in charge operating the lights, curtains, and audio during and after intermission in the theater. In a twist of fate, which hardly anyone understands, he came to Cine Laboratorio, where he learned the jobs of positive reviewer and later film developer. On countless occasions, he worked around the clock to meet the demands of his new occupation. The training he received and the good relations he formed with Kodak's advisor to the laboratory allowed him to expand and refine his knowledge of developing, taking into account the points of view of the cameraman and the director, which he complemented with frequent visits to film sets. This was one of the reasons why leading film directors sought him out. However, the rapid development of technology and the passing of time ultimately marked the end of a forty-eight-year career of excellence, meticulousness, and uncompromising quality.