Pepenadores
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In 1993, Rogelio Martínez Merling takes us into the bowels of the Xochiaca landfill in Nezahualcóyotl through his moving documentary "Pepenadores". This intimate and revealing film captures the daily life of the garbage collectors who struggle to survive amidst mountains of waste on the outskirts of Mexico City.
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1992-01-01
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