Le Paradis des autres : Sergio et le Mexique oublié

Sergio Castro is one of the only Mexicans to fight for the most basic rights of the Indian communities on the faded land of the State of the Chiapas in Southern Mexico. In the small village of San Cristobal de Las Casas, surrounded by the High Plateaux, the social relations between half-breeds (Mexicans) and the Indians are very delicate. The Chamulas are kept in the background of Mexican life. They communicate in tzotzile, and only 30 % understand Spanish. Sergio Castro, an agricultural engineer and a native of Northern Mexico, try to instill some elementary knowledge about agriculture in the poor peasants who are faced with barren soil. He acts as a teacher, veterinary, architects, entrepreneur but especially as a doctor. When the paradise of one man becomes the paradise of others...