Mexico has a troubled relationship with water. Of the territory, 79% is threatened by some level of drought (CONAGUA, 2021). This scenario is creating disagreements in many rural and urban communities. The episode takes place in Chihuahua, which has suffered one of the worst dry spells in the country's history, while the cultivation of different food industries grows disproportionately through an irresponsible use of water.
Additionally, the flow of the Conchos River has decreased due to deforestation and loss of biomass in the Sierra de Chihuahua, where the Conchos is born. This State is experiencing first-hand the reduction in the availability of water in the country.
Produced by
With the participation
Yásnaya Aguilar y Gael García Bernal
Credits
- Interviewees in order of appearance
Sofía Castillo Chávez, Javier Blanco Portillo, Elena Lechuga Chavarría, Martín Parga Castillo, Luis Rivera Lerario, José Ángel Rivas Vega - Direction Santiago Maza
- Production Gael García Bernal, Magali Rocha Donnadieu, Pablo Montaño, Mariana Rodríguez Cabarga
- Script Pablo Montaño
- Photography direction Gabriel Serra
- Sound design Misael Hernández
- Editor Julián Sarmiento
- Music production Leo Heiblum y Jacobo Lieberman
- Post-production Priscila Doncel Albores
- Allies Juan Carlos Arregoitia “Arre”, Leonardo Rodríguez “Nayo”, Carlos Olvera “Totem”, Jorge Ortíz
Acknowledgements
Wikipolítica Chihuahua, *eSe-eRre, Asociación de Usuarios de Riego del Estado de Chihuahua, Salvemos los Cerros de Chihuahua, Familia Valenzuela Fuentes