Una familia de tantas

In the beginning of the 20th century, Mexicans were influenced in their daily lives by the exquisiteness of France's elegant and traditional culture. France combined perfectly with Spain's heritage in their family values. Mexican family members were very close and their Religious beliefs allowed them to see the family as the center of their lives. Pretty soon this changed. After the end of World War II the European influence gave way to the one from the United States, which was totally different. The upper and middle classes younger generations, in a desire of new guidelines looked to the North to adopt what that Country had to offer. Families were never the same since then. The control that the Father used to have over his family members diminished abruptly, kids wanted to live their own lives even if this meant not to accept what till then had been the Patriarch's decision. This is exactly what this movie is all about: The initiation of lost family traditions, which through the beginning of the 21st Century has disintegrated many families in Mexico. It is a movie that allows many of us to meditate about traditions and modernity.