Calavera Highway: The Story of an All-American Mexican Family

By Kyle Hussein de Beausset, AlterNet. Posted September 16, 2008.

A new documentary reveals the realities faced by millions of people in
trans-national communities.

"As a Mexican, I like the idea of living with my ghosts. In which
case, you might as well have a nice place for them to dance." --
Armando Peña, "Calavera Highway" (2008)

Armando Peña's ghosts dance angelically across the television screen
in "Calavera Highway," an award-winning documentary scheduled for its
broadcast premier on Sept. 16 on PBS (See here for local listings).
"Calavera Highway," or skeleton highway in English, follows Armando on
a journey in which he tries to penetrate the mysteries that his
mother, Rosa Peña, left behind with her death six years earlier.

Zaroc Stone wrote:

Chingale.