En su sombra fértil

Inspired by the name of an oil town in Texas, Sour Lake was the name given by Texaco in the sixties to a small town in the Ecuadorian jungle, known in Spanish as Lago Agrio. This name underlies the framework that builds the film: from the surroundings of this city to the Colombian Andes, where the jungle vegetation merges with the mountains.

Barranca travels with his mariachi band to a remote town with the mission of offering a serenade. With no more clue than a voice mail from the client who forgot to give him the address and the name of the woman to whom they should sing, Barranca starts a desperate search through all the village.

A young woman recalls memories of an indigenous person from Nudo de los Pastos, between Ecuador and Colombia, and reflects on the pollution that threatens her land.

Sol, a bitter music teacher, and Camilo, a young blind man who dreams of being a pianist, run a makeshift academy for students with disabilities.