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Doña Cristi's Grocery Store

Doña Cristi's Grocery Store

2025 · 21 min · Documentary, Drama

This documentary will take us into the home of Doña Cristi, a 74-year-old woman who has run her grocery store in Ecatepec for more than three decades. We will learn about her life story and the daily difficulties of raising her children, five of them with multiple disabilities, who are her driving force to get up every morning and face all adversity.

Directed by Vicman Ortigoza · Written by Sara González Zamudio

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