In Search of Leti
05/12/2006
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.
Movie Information
Tatiana Tien Tapia
as Leti
Carmen Cenko
as Agustina
Yovanny Cabarcas
as Comentator
Rosa Isela Frausto
as Ms. Gonzalez
Juan Manuel Paz Moreno
as
