2014
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Documentary Lab
FRONTLINE/Firelight Fellowship

Las Marthas

In the lingering aftermath of the U.S.-Mexican War, the border town of Laredo, Texas created an annual debutante ball unlike any other. Las Marthas follows two Mexican American girls carrying this gilded tradition on their shoulders during a time of economic uncertainty and tension over immigration.

FILM TOPICS
Arts/Culture
Historical
FILMMAKERS
Meet the filmmakers behind the film.
ABOUT THE FILM
Documentary Lab
FRONTLINE/Firelight Fellowship
REGIONAL FOCUS
United States
Southwest Region (U.S.)
Mexico
DEMOGRAPHIC FOCUS
Latine Communities
Women