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• El Velador: Filmmaker Interview with Natalia Almada

  Acclaimed filmmaker Natalia Almada, whose 'El General' and 'Al Otro Lado' both premiered on POV, talks about the making of her new documentary 'El Velador.' She describes the conception of the film, her aesthetic choices, and her creative production process which culminated in a visually beautiful, cinematic film about violence without any violence in it.

• El Velador: Los Jardines del Humaya Cemetary

  Every night, Martin watches over the mausoleums of some of Mexico's most notorious drug lords in Los Jardines del Humaya cemetary.

• Read Literary Works Inspired by Los Jardines del Humaya

  To expand the subject matter of her film 'El Velador,' filmmaker Natalia Almada gathered a collection of texts, each offering a different point of view or sensibility, or expertise noting that the texts are “not essays about the film but rather inspired by the place, Jardines del Humaya.”