Doña Cristi's Grocery Store

This documentary will take us into the home of Doña Cristi, a 74-year-old woman who has run her grocery store in Ecatepec for more than three decades. We will learn about her life story and the daily difficulties of raising her children, five of them with multiple disabilities, who are her driving force to get up every morning and face all adversity.

Cast

Doña Cristi

as Self

Gustavo Hernández Rivera

as Self

Jesús Hernández Rivera

as Self

Anabel Hernández Rivera

as Self

Linda Azucena Hernández Rivera

as

Nayeli Hernández Rivera

as Self

Rocío Hernández Rivera

as Self

Don Gustavo Hernández Rivera

as Self

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