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El Andalón (The Healer) follows the footsteps of Don Sergio Castro, a Mexican hero. For almost 50 years, he has worked the land with the indigenous people of Chiapas, built schools and treated burn and wound victims at no cost.
Donations by tourists at his own ethnographic museum, which houses an important collection of Mayan clothing, have funded his humanitarian work
But times are more trying than ever, and Don Sergio operates on the edge of an economic precipice. Can he continue to serve the people who depend on his good works?
El Andalón has screened at 25 film festivals around the world and won 6 awards since its world premiere at the Los Angeles Latino Film Festival in August 2010. For updates on the film, please see our Blog page or follow us on FACEBOOK.
PLEASE SUPPORT SERGIO CASTRO’S HUMANITARIAN WORK!
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Sergio Castro es un héroe desconocido que ha dedicado su vida a apoyar a los pobres de Chiapas durante casi 50 años. El Andalón sigue los pasos de este políglota mexicano que cura gratis a pacientes quemados siete días a la semana.
Donaciones de turistas extranjeros a su museo etnográfico, el cual alberga una importante colección de indumentaria chiapaneca-maya, han ayudado a sostener su labor humanitaria.
Pero éstos son tiempos difíciles, y Don Sergio vive y trabaja al borde de un precipicio económico. ¿Podrá continuar echando la mano a la gente que depende de su buena voluntad?
Desde su estreno en el Festival de Cine Latino de Los Angeles in 2010, El Andalón se ha presentado en 16 festivales de cine alrededor del mundo y ha ganado 5 premios.
AWARDS FOR EL ANDALON
Honorable Mention Best Documentary Award - Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival, 2010
“Making A Difference” Special Jury Award - Thin Line Film Festival, Texas, 2011
“Most Inspirational Film” Screeners’ Award – Heart of Gold Film Festival, Australia, 2011
Best Short Documentary – Arizona International Film Festival, 2011
Audience Award, Best Documentary Short – Santa Cruz Film Festival, 2011
Featured Artists Award – Watsonville Film Festival, 2012
FESTIVAL LIST
World Premiere: Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival (LALIFF) - Los Angeles, CA, USA 19-25 August 2010
CineSol Film Festival - Texas, USA 10-19 Sept. 2010
Sun Valley Spiritual Film Festival - Idaho, USA 16-19 Sept. 2010
Mexico City International Documentary Film Festival (DOCSDF) - México DF, 21-31 Oct. 2010
Festival de Cine Octubre Corto - Arnedo, La Rioja, España 21-30 Oct. 2010
Oaxaca International Independent Film and Video Festival - Oaxaca, México 5-13 Nov. 2010
Discovering Latin America Film Festival - London, UK 23-28 Nov. 2010
Boston Latino International Film Festival - Cambridge, MA USA 2-5 Dec. 2010
Thin Line Film Festival - Denton, TX USA 16-20 Feb. 2011
Documentary Festival “Santiago Alvarez in Memoriam” - Santiago de Cuba, 7-12 March 2011
San Diego Latino Film Festival - San Diego, CA USA 10-20 March 2011
Heart of Gold Film Film Festival - Gympie, Australia 17-20 March 2011
Arizona International Film Festival - Tucson, AZ USA 1-17 April 2011
Sacramento International Film Festival - Sacramento, CA USA 2 April 2011
Chicago Latino Film Festival - Chicago, IL USA 1-14 April 2011
Santa Cruz Film Festival - Santa Cruz, CA USA 5-15 May 2011
International Health Film Festival - Athens, Greece (postponed until 2012)
San Francisco Latino Film Festival - San Francisco 15-26 Sept. 2011
New England Festival of Ibero-American Cinema (NEFIAC) – New Haven, CT Oct, 2011
United Nations Association Film Festival (UNAFF) - Palo Alto, CA 21-30 Oct. 2011
Realidad Latina: Latino Film Festival of Flanders – Belgium 15-27 Nov. 2011, with additional screening in Xalapa, Mexico, 22 Nov 2011
First Watsonville Film Festival – Watsonville, CA, 26 Feb, 2012
Addis International Film Festival – Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 1-6 May, 2012
Leiden International Short Film Experience (LIsFE)- Leiden, Netherlands, 9 June, 2012
Culture Uplugged Online Film Festival, June 2012
