River of toads / EPF Media ; Chulada Films, Ojo de Venado Cinema, Grifo de Luz presentan ; una película de Juan Nuñch ; guión y dirección, Juan Nuñch ; producción, Dalia Reyes, Juan Nuñch.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Núñez Chavarría, Juan Carlos, film director, film producer, screenwriter.

Reyes, Dalia, film producer.

Chulada Films, production company.

Ojo de Venado Cinema, production company.

Grifo de Luz (Firm), production company.

EPF Media, publisher, distributor.

Standardized Title:

Río de Sapos (Motion picture)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hernández Mixtega, Francisca.

Women healers--Mexico--Veracruz-Llave (State).

Women healers.

Spiritual healing.

Death--Religious aspects.

Death.

Rites and ceremonies--Mexico--Veracruz-Llave (State).

Rites and ceremonies.

Genre:

Documentary films.

Nonfiction films.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 video file (76 min.)) : sound, color

Place of Publication:

2024 Beverly Hills, California

[Beverly Hills, California] : EPF Media, [2024]

Language Note:

In Spanish with English subtitles.

Summary:

Healer Francisca Hernández comes from a lineage of midwives, bone setters, and exorcists devoted to healing in Veracruz. The film explores an annual ritual honoring Death, where spiritual traditions blend and evolve.

Participant:

Featuring Francisca Hernández Mixtega.

Credits:

Cinematography, Ignacio Chávez Camacho ; editing, Arturo Silva, Adolfo Gurrola, Juan Nuñch ; music, Concepción Huerta.