Doña Cristi's Grocery Store

Mar 9, 2025

0h 21m

★ 0.0

Overview

This documentary will take us into the home of Doña Cristi, a 74-year-old woman who has run her grocery store in Ecatepec for more than three decades. We will learn about her life story and the daily difficulties of raising her children, five of them with multiple disabilities, who are her driving force to get up every morning and face all adversity.

Genres

Documentary

Drama

Production Companies

Centro Cultural Ollin Yolitzli

PROCINE

Vicman Ortigoza

Doña Cristi's Grocery Store Trailers

Cast

Self

Doña Cristi

Self

Gustavo Hernández Rivera

Self

Jesús Hernández Rivera

Self

Anabel Hernández Rivera

Linda Azucena Hernández Rivera

Self

Nayeli Hernández Rivera

Self

Rocío Hernández Rivera

Self

Don Gustavo Hernández Rivera

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