The long journey of central american migrants on their way to the border of Mexico and the United States

Authors

  • Claudia Bernardi California College of the Arts; Mary Baldwin University, Estados Unidos; Escuela de Arte Walls of Hope, El Salvador, Colombia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31056/2250.5415.v9.n1.23889

Keywords:

Migration, Mural, Community art, Political violence, The beast

Abstract

The Beast, The journey of Central American migrants on their way to the border of Mexico and the United States tells the story of undocumented migrants who travel in La Bestia, a freight train in which Central American migrants are assembled in Arriaga, Ixtepec or Ciudad Hidalgo in southern Mexico that will take you to nearby Mexicali, Nogales, Ciudad Juarez, Piedras Negras or Nuevo Laredo. Moored precariously from the roof of the train, this risky road of more than 3,000 km will determine that many of those who undertake the trip, never reach the border.

References

Peña, F. (s/d) Reseña crítica del film LA BESTIA, de Pedro Ultreras, sobre migración centroamericana a través de México. Consejo Nacional para prevenir la discriminación, Secretaría de Gobernación. Recuperado de: https://www.conapred.org.mx/index.phpcontenido=noticias&id=3670&id_opcion=&op=447

Sayre, W. (2014, 5 de Junio). Riding ’The Beast’ Across Mexico To The U.S. Border. National Public Radio: Parallels. Recuperado de: https://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2014/06/05/318905712/ridin-the-beast-across-mexico-to-the-u-s-border

Ultreras, P. (director). (2010). La Bestia [Cinta cinematográfica]. México, Estados Unidos, El Salvador, Guatemala [Coproducción].

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Published

2019-03-12

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How to Cite

The long journey of central american migrants on their way to the border of Mexico and the United States. (2019). Ética Y Cine Journal, 9(1), 9-18. https://doi.org/10.31056/2250.5415.v9.n1.23889