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Juanita has been unjustly detained in Reynosa, Mexico for over seven years, accused of a crime she didn’t commit and forced to confess in a language she didn’t understand. This intimate portrait follows Ana and Pedro, Juanita’s aunt and uncle, on their thousand-mile journey from the highlands of Guatemala. With the help of their Maya Chuj community and a network of Maya interpreters, they fight for Juanita’s freedom and demand justice from the Mexican authorities, a cause that became internationally recognized for its defense of migrants’ rights and language justice.
- Year2024
- Runtime75 minutes
- LanguageSpanish, Other
- CountryUnited States
- Subtitle LanguageEnglish
- DirectorSebastián Lasaosa Rogers
- ProducerAna Gómez, Tristan Call, Adrián Gutiérrez
- FilmmakerSebastián Lasaosa Rogers
- EditorLorena Alvarado, Sebastián Lasaosa Rogers


Juanita has been unjustly detained in Reynosa, Mexico for over seven years, accused of a crime she didn’t commit and forced to confess in a language she didn’t understand. This intimate portrait follows Ana and Pedro, Juanita’s aunt and uncle, on their thousand-mile journey from the highlands of Guatemala. With the help of their Maya Chuj community and a network of Maya interpreters, they fight for Juanita’s freedom and demand justice from the Mexican authorities, a cause that became internationally recognized for its defense of migrants’ rights and language justice.
- Year2024
- Runtime75 minutes
- LanguageSpanish, Other
- CountryUnited States
- Subtitle LanguageEnglish
- DirectorSebastián Lasaosa Rogers
- ProducerAna Gómez, Tristan Call, Adrián Gutiérrez
- FilmmakerSebastián Lasaosa Rogers
- EditorLorena Alvarado, Sebastián Lasaosa Rogers