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Released
2012 · FILM

Tamale Road: A Memoir from El Salvador

Runtime
106 min
DocumentaryDramaHistory

Synopsis

Salvadoran born Amanda Reyes lost her father to murder in 1929. She was three. She was taken away from her family and lived her entire life not knowing who they were. In 2009 her son, Marcos Reyes Villatoro, searched the entire country for the family. His search for the Reyes family is more than curiosity; it's his obsession. Like many Latinos in the U.S., Marcos has the need to know on a deeper level, What does it mean to be Latino? He searches for his roots. And what he finds is not pleasant. His family was involved in the Salvadoran struggles in a way he'd never dreamed.

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Principal cast & crew: 4

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Craft leads on file

Edited by Charles L BunceShot by Jose David McpeekScored by Marcos Villatoro

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