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Al Otro Lado

2005, Movie, NR, 70 mins

Al Otro Lado: Review

Natalie Almada's documentary explores the world of narcocorridos: up-tempo Mexican and Mexican-American ballads about poverty, street life and the poisonous allure of the narcotics trade. Her wide-eyed focus is Magdiel Rubio Burgos, a fisherman's son from a tiny town called La Reforma in Mexico's Sinaloan region, which is notorious for breeding hard men and being the birthplace of Mexico's drug-trafficking industry. Magdiel says he will have nothing to do with dealers, out of... read more leave a comment