El Día Primero: Santa Muerte en el Barrio de Tepito (2013)

The peoples of Mexico have a complex relationship with death. In Mesoamerican mythology, life and death are complementary parts of the human experience. In modern Mexico, popular devotion to the Santa Muerte (Saint Death) is growing every day. This documentary features several devotees as they prepare for their monthly pilgrimage to the first public Santa Muerte altar in the Mexico City neighborhood of Tepito. In the words of one believer, On the first of the month, the barrio of Tepito changes completely.