mexico

Presents a brief biography of artist Frida Kahlo, describing the life of the Mexican artist, chronicling the many difficulties she endured throughout her life, including polio, a near-fatal bus accident, and her tempestuous marriage to fellow artist. Includes photographs.

Alcoholic consul Geoffrey Firmin's life changes over the course of one day when his wife Yvonne arrives in Mexico on a mission to save him and their failing marriage.

Sixteen-year-old Sonia Ocampo, having been born on a night of a very bad storm that suddenly stopped when she came into the world, struggles with the belief of others that she has protective powers, so when she gets the opportunity to move to the city and work for a wealthy family, she takes the chance to escape the expectations of those around her, but with the disappearance of her brother, she is forced to face the fact she can never leave her past or family behind.

When his father goes to America to find a job that pays more than toymaking, young Pablo has to act as the man of the house, protecting their small farm and trying to keep his mother and sisters from worrying.

A biography of the seventeenth-century Mexican poet, learned in many subjects, who became a nun later in life.

In return for saving a boy's life, a Mayan rain god expects some help around his house--but the boy is really no help at all.

Expands on a popular Mexican folktale about a ghost that haunts riverbanks at night, crying as she searches for her lost children.

Presents a traditional Spanish folktale written in both English and Spanish about how the rooster on the weather vane came to be.

Discusses the many shared holidays and similar types of holidays celebrated in the United States and Mexico. Presented in English and Spanish.