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Hay mujeres que asustan a los hombres

The town of Veracruz del Totonacapan in Mexico, is well known for its vanilla, its dances and the voladores de Papantla (Papantla flyers).

The dance of the voladores is a ritual originating in Mesoamerica, before the Spanish occupation. There are also women, Viviana Guerrero, from Zozocolco, Karina Baltazar, from Cuetzalan and Barbara Rivera, from the congregation of El Tajin in Veracruz, who have dreamed of flying since they were little. who dreamed of flying since they were little. Now they are flying women. Karina, who follows the family tradition, is the first woman flyer. Although it is not well accepted among men, they reaffirm themselves as flyers who follow the tradition of their fathers and grandfathers. and grandparents' tradition.

Directed by Arianna Re