Lupe Of The Cow
UnderthesecircumstancestheinhabitantsofElCorralitoareforcedtoseekemploymentasseasonallabourersinneighbouringranches,wheretheyworkasharvesters,cowhands,andfencemakers.However,thecurrentunprofitabilityoffarmingactivitiessparesnomedium-sizedproducereither,andthusmosthavetoresorttomigrationtotheU.S.Nonetheless,mostofthoseremaininginElCorralitostillthinkitpossibletolivedecorouslyofftheland:thatiswheretheirrelativeslive,theirlandandtheyskilfullyandpatientlypursuealternativewaysofsurvival.Thevillagerstaciturnattimes,racytalkersatothers,sun-hardenedandwithincredibleprideanddignity,seethemselvesasmuchinpossessionofthemselvesasoftheirland,leadtheireverydayliveswithgoodhumour,imagination,incrediblemythsandstories;theylaughattheworldandatthemselves.LUPEELDELAVACAisthenicknameofabizarrelocalmanwhomwenevergettoseebutwhoprovidesthetitleforthisdocumentaryfilm,servingasapretexttotalktothepeople.Bothhilariousanddramatic.