A co-production of P.O.V./American Documentary, Inc.
Supported by: Sundance Institute Documentary Fund, Latino Public Broadcasting, Tribeca All Access, Arizona Humanities Council.

Like many in Sinaloa, the drug capital of Mexico, 23 year old Magdiel faces two choices to better his life: trafficking drugs or illegally crossing the border into the United States. Yet Magdiel has a special talent that could be his ticket out: composing corridos – ballads about the narcotics underworld and illegal immigrant life. For over 200 years corridos have been Mexico's musical underground newspaper and the voice of people who rarely see their ideas reach the outside world.

From Sinaloa, Mexico, to the streets of South Central and East L.A., Al Otro Lado explores the world of drug smuggling, illegal immigration and the corrido music that chronicles it all. Featuring interviews and music from the most famous corrido musicians, including Grammy winners Los Tigres del Norte, the late corrido legend Chalino Sanchez, the first lady of the corrido, Jenni Rivera and Jesse Morales, El Original de La Sierra.

One-week engagement!
The Museum of Modern Art

Friday, March 31, 7:15pm
Tuesday, April 4, 7:15pm

The Cinema Tropical Film Series is sponsored by The New York Times and is made possible with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency
For more information visit www.cinematropical.com or call (212) 592-3428