In Search of Leti (2006)
Buscando A Leti - In Search of Leti, is written and performed in Spanish, subtitled in English. Leti, a ten-year-old girl, is the protagonist of this film. The grandparents become the caretakers when her parents leave Mexico to find work in Chicago. She is discriminated against by her own grandmother, Agustina, for having a dark complexion and indigenous features. The grandfather, Vitorio, protects Leti from the grandmother's prejudiced attitude and bad treatment. This continues for years until Maria, Leti's mother, returns to take her to the United States, tearing her apart from her grandfather.
In Search of LetiDrama
Cast
- Tatiana Tien Tapia — Leti
- Carmen Cenko — Agustina
- Yovanny Cabarcas — Comentator
- Rosa Isela Frausto — Ms. Gonzalez
- Juan Manuel Paz Moreno
- Juan Manuel De la Torre — Rigoberto - adult
- Sabrina Duarte — Ms. Montez
- Claudia Ximena Enriquez — Dolore - child
- Marco Cesar Escareño — Rigoberto - child
- Samara Estephania Escareño — Dolore - adult
- Ana Celia Gomez — Gloria - adult
- Hernam Gonzalez — Baldemar - child
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