¡Císcalo císcalo diablo panzón!

Directed and produced by Amanda Wallace and Antonio Cerdán
5:30 minutes • 2006
Available on DVD and VHS

Without dialogue, this chalk pastel animation brings to life a traditional Mexican holy week celebration. As the townsfolk gather amidst festive lights and music, an old artisan readies the main attraction. Soon his fireworks explode in the night sky and enchant everyone below. No one could be happier than the artisan himself until his final creation, a great papier-mâché devil, refuses to be lit. Not to be outsmarted, the old man accepts the challenge. This fanciful animation emphasizes the imagination and ingenuity behind an age-old festivity.

Subject(s): Fantasy, Holidays, Latin America