简介：TheeldestsonofMariaElena,aRaramuriwomanfromtheTarahumaramountains,iskilledwhenheisrunoverbyawhitewomanwhoisdeclarednotresponsiblefortheaccident.MariaElenadoesnotconformtotheconventionsappliedtoRaramuriwomenbythecommunity,andherson’sdeathisthecatalystforherleavinghercommunityandmovingtothecityofChihuahua.Despiteherobviousdisadvantage,MariaElenahasherownwayoforderingtheworldsoastogetonwithherlife. THEPASSIONOFMARIAELENAisMercedesMoncada’soperaprima.Ithaswonthefollowingawards:MayahueldeOro,BestFilm;XVIIIMuestradeCineMexicanoenGuadalajara,México,2003./BestDocumentaryattheSundanceFilmFestival,USA,2003.…