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4 Mexican girls, 2 older and 2 younger, in a living room space. The older girls are working with their hands. Caption. My Aunt Maria, took my sisters and me to live with her.

Still image from: Algarabía TV: Chroniclers of Mexico City (Spanish)

Collage. Mexican soldiers beneath Mexican flag labeled, "2,000," march towards French soldiers beneath French flag labeled, "6,000." Map as backdrop. Caption. An underdog force of about 2,000 loyal Mexicans defeated them.

Still image from: All About the Holidays: Cinco de Mayo (Spanish)

Color illustration of ancient Aztec people honoring loved ones who have passed away. Caption. The Day of the Dead began over 3,000 years ago.

Still image from: All About the Holidays: Día de los Muertos (The Day of the Dead) (Spanish)

View of two Mayan temples made of stone that are crumbling with age. Text reads, “The Maya.”

Ancient stone building with many stone staircases leading up to it and surrounded by jungle trees. Caption. "Palenque, the great city of the Mayans."

Side view of several free standing pillars of brown stone carved to look like warriors against a blue sky backdrop. Caption. "In 750 A, D, they built strange monuments."

Still image from: Awesome Adventures: Cancún

Still image from: Beyond the Menu: Birria

Still image from: Beyond the Menu: Chamoy

Crowd of Mexican people, a few girls wearing the same red and white top and crossing arms at the chest. Caption. Si cada lengua es una visión del mundo podríamos imaginar.

Animation of a conquistador on horseback surrounded by fire. Caption. The Aztec Empire collapses.

Still image from: Chava Flores. That's Me! (Spanish)

Mother, father, and daughter seated around a dining table, heads bowing in prayer. Caption. All three of us set the table and eat our meal.

Still image from: Closeness on Efrén Hernández (Spanish)

Line drawing. Black Seminole man wearing a cloak and long hat lunges forward as a police officer pulls back on his collar. Spanish caption. Osceola murio en prision.

Still image from: Gabriel Figueroa and the Mexican Mystic (Spanish)

Piece of crumpled paper. Across the middle, text reads, "Geography as Destiny."

Still image from: Go Jetters: Cave of Crystals, Mexico

Still image from: Hailmaker (Spanish)

Still image from: History in a Nutshell: The Mexican American War

Men and women stand in crowds and dance in pairs together in the street. Caption. Others come for the city's other colorful festival.

Still image from: Human Elements: Elevating Indigenous Science

A grey rock like landmass projecting out of water. Spanish Caption: El nombre de esta bahia proviene de la Balandra,

A sea bird sitting on the sand. Spanish Caption: y cabeza y cuello de un gris mas cenizo,

A group of sea birds preaching on a tree top. Spanish Caption: Espiritu Santo es habitat de plantas.

A man swimming underwater. Spanish Caption: y de ahi suben al norte del lado del pacifico mexicano.

A scuba diver swimming underwater. Spanish Caption: ilevara a saber que nuevas areas

A school of small fish swimming underwater. Spanish Caption: (hombre) y en esa zona donde estan insertas estas islas,

A group of scuba divers on a boat. Spanish Caption: Sin embargo, pescadores, aventureros,

A shark swimming underwater. Spanish Caption: pez luna, tiburones, delfines…

A school of small fish swimming underwater. Spanish Caption: Cada ano incremento.

An aerial view of a swamp. Spanish Caption: donde se entremezcla el agua dulce y salada,

Color illustration of a figure pointing up towards a chalkboard that displays vowels and math problems. Spanish caption. La historia de México, ciencias naturales.

Still image from: Lab Six: Mexico (Spanish)

Still image from: Lab Six: Mexico II (Spanish)

Still image from: Los Guadalupes, a Secret Society of Independence (Spanish)

Wide shot of a fishing vessel sailing just off shore. Caption. In fact, Mexico is all these things.

Woman looks peaceful as she leans over candles and skeleton with sombrero. Caption. I think this festival merely gives them more respect for it.

World map shows the area surrounding Cuba, including the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea, Jamaica, and the Bahamas.

Scrap of a painting that depicts Medea grasping her children while holding a dagger in 1 hand. Title bar reads, "Medea About to Kill Her Children. Eugéne Delacroix, circa 1862."

Exterior shot of an ancient Aztec building. Caption. Teotihuacan means "gods".

Still image from: Nezahualcoyotl: Texcoco’s Warrior, Poet, Philosopher, and King

Still image from: Ocean Treks With Jeff Corwin: Cozumel--Blue Water Bliss

Rear view of man with dark hair as he holds up his arms to conduct students as they play a large xylophone in a classroom. Spanish caption with girl as narrator. A mí me gusta mucho tocar marimba porque.

Closeup side view of a preteen girl with long dark hair playing a wooden harp and another girl playing another harp in the background. Spanish caption. Y también me importa mucho que se acostumbren a tocar.

Side view of a man with longer hair holding up his hands to conduct a band. The students in the band sit to the side in the background, holding up their instruments. They're outside under a canopy. Spanish caption. Música alegre.

3 women and 1 man sitting in rows in a classroom and clapping their hands while singing. Spanish caption. Los invitamos a festejar nuestra gran riqueza musical.

Several young children hold up violins in preparation to play them while standing in a grassy field with cloudy skies above. Spanish caption lyrics. Que es un bonito huapango.

Still image from: Red Heart: Geo Meneses (Spanish)

Illustration of 1 hand with a black suit coat sleeve engaging in a hand shake with a hand with a brown suit coat sleeve in front of a faint background that looks like the Mexican flag. Spanish caption. Para decidir el futuro de México.

Closeup from the side of a young boy next to an older man with orange flowers in the background. The boy holds a candle next to other lit candles. Caption. I'm sure I'll remember this moment forever.

Storybook excerpt shows an illustration of a busy village with a food stand, a man pushing an ice cream cart, and others. Text tells the story of a girl shouting to order tostadas.

Still image from: Susana Harp, a Little Piece of Oaxaca (Spanish)

Still image from: The Double Root: Alicia Gregorio. Chinanteco. San Antonio Analco, Oaxaca. (Spanish)

Still image from: The Double Root: Angela Marcos. Nahuatl. Tlamacazapa, Guerrero. (Spanish)

Still image from: The Double Root: Aurora Vera. Spanish. Tepetzintla, Veracruz. (Spanish)

Still image from: The Double Root: Epilogue. Peripheral Flavors. (Spanish)

Still image from: The Double Root: Evaristo Mar. Nahuatl. San Martin Chalchicuautla, San Luis Potosi. (Spanish)

Still image from: The Double Root: Isabella de la Cruz. Ñomndaa (Amuzgo). Xochistlahuaca, Guerrero. (Spanish)

Still image from: The Double Root: Louis Perez. Maya mom. Motozintla, Chiapas. (Spanish)

Still image from: The Double Root: Luis Manuel Amador. Binnizá (Zapotec). Juchitan de Zaragoza, Oaxaca. (Spanish)

Still image from: The Double Root: Marahi Lopez. Binnizá (Zapotec). Juchitan de Zaragoza, Oaxaca. (Spanish)

Still image from: The Double Root: Paschal of Jesus Triqui. CDMX (Spanish)

Still image from: The Double Root: Prologue Peripheral Flavors (Spanish)

Still image from: The Double Root: Rocio Pascual. Ayuujk (mixe) San Pedro and San Pablo Ayutla, Oaxaca. (Spanish)

Still image from: The Double Root: Sebastián Guzmán. Tseltal. Tenejapa, Chiapas. (Spanish)

Still image from: The Electric Sheep: Culture and Knowledge Behind Mexican Gardens (Spanish)

Mexican man plays a harp next to a woman playing a guitar. Spanish caption. Aunque esto ya se ha sabido señores, se lo dire.

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Senior man looks down and away with an emotional expression. Spanish caption. Que espera. Yo, yo cuando sembraba, senora.

Senior man wearing white cowboy hat, mouth slightly open.

Still image from: The Rock Bosses (Spanish)

Still image from: The Voyager With Josh Garcia: Under the Sea

Still image from: The Voyager With Josh: Mayan Madness

Map of Central America with Mexico highlighted and 2 red markers in Southern Mexico.

Still image from: Two Out of Three Falls: The Arena Mexico (Spanish)

Split screen shows small and large families conversing with one another. Caption. Has tremendous potential to benefit both groups.

Still image from: Visions and Reviews: A Surprising Plastic Metaphor (Spanish)

Still image from: Visions and Reviews: Body in Space (Spanish)

Still image from: Visions and Reviews: Cool Sound Message (Spanish)

Still image from: Visions and Reviews: Documentary Photography Goes to the Gallery (Spanish)

Still image from: Visions and Reviews: Factory of Images and Fantasies (Spanish)

Still image from: Visions and Reviews: Haven of Truth (Spanish)

Still image from: Visions and Reviews: Journey to Concert Music (Spanish)

Still image from: Visions and Reviews: Mirror of Reality (Spanish)

Still image from: Visions and Reviews: New Life to Contemporary Dance (Spanish)

Still image from: Visions and Reviews: Other Areas Other Realities (Spanish)

Still image from: Visions and Reviews: Stage Owners (Spanish)

Still image from: Visions and Reviews: The Changing Face of the City (Spanish)

Still image from: Visions and Reviews: Two Decades of Public Art (Spanish)

Still image from: Voices From Another Era: The Consummation--Part 1 (Spanish)

Still image from: Voices From Another Era: The Consummation--Part 2 (Spanish)

Still image from: Voices From Another Era: The Consummation--Part 3 (Spanish)

Still image from: Voices From Another Era: The Consummation--Part 4 (Spanish)

Still image from: Voices From Another Era: The Fall of Tenochtitlan--Part 1 (Spanish)

Still image from: Voices From Another Era: The Fall of Tenochtitlan--Part 2 (Spanish)

Still image from: Voices From Another Era: The Fall of Tenochtitlan--Part 3 (Spanish)

Still image from: Voices From Another Era: The Fall of Tenochtitlan--Part 4 (Spanish)

Black and white frame shows 2 Mexican men looking in one direction. 1 wears a cowboy hat and the other wears a dark suit and bowtie. Caption. No quiero echar a perder la fiesta a Cecilia.

Black and white frame of a deserted landscape with a banner that reads, "Domingo 4 de Diciembre." Bird hovers by text that reads, "Xochimilco, 1914."

From the perspective of a body camera, a person paddles an orange canoe over peaceful dark waters toward a tree-lined shore.