01 Jan 1976
Some People Have to Suffer
Bridgeview, British Columbia is less than 30 kilometres from downtown Vancouver. The residents were promised a sewer system in 1953, but more than 20 years later the sewer system has yet to be built.
The heart of Caracas
Caracas has been changing since the nineteenth century this is a story that tries to explain why the Venezuelan capital is complex, chaotic and fertile. In light of these new evidences, community experiments, social awareness and organization of people, seem to be the necessary ingredients to rescue a metropolis that is not yet completely lost.
2013
Top Billed Cast
Guillermo Durand Gonzalez Himself
Freddy Ñañez Himself
Fruto Vivas Himself
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