Pepenadores (1992)

In 1993, Rogelio Martínez Merling takes us into the bowels of the Xochiaca landfill in Nezahualcóyotl through his moving documentary "Pepenadores". This intimate and revealing film captures the daily life of the garbage collectors who struggle to survive amidst mountains of waste on the outskirts of Mexico City.

Released Jan. 1, 1992 27 min 7+

Genres: Documentary, Short

Keywords: tmdb.garbage-dumpster, tmdb.nezahualcoyotl, mdblist.imdb-short

Production Companies: Centro Universitario de Estudios Cinematográficos (CUEC), UNAM

Country: Mexico
Languages: Spanish