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The "charro", term that comes from military charreteras (Epaulettes) that horse riders use, is one of Mexico´s national symbols. Their figure appeared towars XVII century under the influence of Andalusian immigration, central for movies, paintings and charreria Mexico´s national sport. Charreria takes this legendary figure, it´s origins, history and presets of charros, living on a country under constant Modernization.

TARA OCEANS is an exceptional 3-year marine expedition around the globe gathering an unprecedented international scientific team under the auspices of the United Nations Environmental Program. Boarding expedition schooner Tara, researchers from all fields will study crucial yet still unknown marine ecosystems in order to give humanity the tools to better protect them. In the line of the pioneering spirit Darwin’s Beagle expedition, TARA OCEANS will share with the public exceptional scientific finds through four not to be missed one-hour documentaries. From Barcelona to Beirut, via Libya and Malta, Tara explores the Mediterranean. The depths of the sea have their own particular geography where currents and whirlpools form invisible "ocean provinces", but locating one, even when it’s 100km in diameter, is not an easy task. The crew deploys gliders capable of detecting the precise place where the waters of the Mediterranean turn around. These agitated waters are loaded with living organisms. An incredible variety of sea creatures is thus revealed.

From the skyscrapers of Shanghai to the mountainous peaks of "The Last Shangri-La", explore the breathtaking landscape of this incredible country and connect with the people that infuse China's everyday life with flavor, passion and prosperity. Through the eyes of a cultural academic, a laborer, an architect, an urban planner, and a photographer, the grand evolution of a little fishing village is illustrated and documented to reveal one of the fastest growing megacities in the world. And while the physical landscape gracefully moves towards the future, beliefs, behaviors, and practices are put into test. The changes brought by the Thirty Year Miracle are indeed immense, and it has left no stone, no life, unturned.

How did the whole green ecological phenomenon really start? Which are its main milestones? The film documents how environmental disasters have played a major role in shaping ecological awareness worldwide, by showing ten significant disasters, whose impact is still strong to this day: the London smog, the mercury poisoning of Minamata bay in Japan, the explosion of a reactor at Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine, etc.