Hasta La Raíz | K'a Pa Ruxe'el | Até A Raiz | Nan Rasin Lan: To the Root

In her Latin Grammy-winning record Hasta la Raíz, Mexican singer-songwriter Natalia Lafourcade pays tribute to her home country and sings of all the circumstances that build up one’s life, from family, friends, lived experiences, and home, to the importance of keeping your roots. These, along with themes of self-identity, sexuality, betrayal, and class structure are all subjects that take center stage within the growing pains of maturing. The films highlighted in this series offer a small glimpse into the varied experiences Latine/x adolescents and young adults face, in many instances, made all the more challenging due to the marginalization many of these characters experience—markedly shown in stories like Mi Amigo Ángel (1964), Bad Hair (2013), and Freda (2021). Nonetheless, there is beauty to be found in healing, unearthed through the universal experience of self-discovery and honoring one’s truth and emotions.