"Al otro lado del río" (English: On the Other Side of the River) is a song, written and performed by Uruguayan singer Jorge Drexler for the film The Motorcycle Diaries (2004). Besides the film's soundtrack, it can also be found in Drexler's seventh album Eco; in the soundtrack the bassist Jeff Eckels also performed.
The Oscars ceremony producers would not let the then relatively unknown Drexler perform the song during the show for fear of losing ratings. Instead, the song was performed by the more well known Carlos Santana and Antonio Banderas, who were introduced by gushing Salma Hayek. Drexler's acceptance speech for the award consisted of him singing a few lines of his song a cappella, and closed by simply saying Chau! (English: Goodbye).
Priciliano, the first boy introduced in the story, has a very strong bond with his father. At the beginning of the film, his father tells him a story about a princess who was kidnapped by a conquistador and commits suicide in the lake he and his friend have been playing in. He is trying to teach his son the importance of respecting the dead, a very prevalent theme in Mexican culture. However, Priciliano is struck with grief when his father leaves his family to go find work "al otro lado" (on the other side). He is particularly upset because he is about to celebrate his ninth birthday, which his father will be missing. Frustrated, he attempts to cross the river to the other side with his friend and nearly drowns but is rescued by the ghost of the princess his father told him about. An older man in the community tells Priciliano that it is important to stay with his family because they need him, and the boy accepts his role as "the man of the house" in his father's place and begins to learn how to live everyday life without him.
Al Otro Lado is a 2005 documentary film about illegal immigration and drug trafficking between Mexico and the United States, addressing issues facing people north and south of the border, though the film mostly focuses on Magdiel, a 23-year-old fisherman and aspiring composer who dreams of a better life in the United States.
Al Otro Lado was produced and directed by Natalia Almada and was aired as part of PBS's POV series in 2006. It was met with critical acclaim and received a 71% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. It also received the Special Jury Prize and the Best Editing Award at the Cine Ceará Film Festival and was nominated for the Gotham Award for Best Film Not Playing in a Theater Near You.
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El incidente ocurrió cuando Rusia lanzaba ataques contra “objetivos civiles e infraestructura portuaria” al otro lado del río Danubio en Ucrania, indicó el Ministerio de Defensa de Rumania, que es miembro de la OTAN.
Uno de los adolescentes de nuestro grupo se acercó, le rodeó el vientre con un brazo y la llevó al otro lado. La dejó sin miramientos al otro lado y siguió andando ... Al otro lado del río, llegaban los primeros migrantes del día.
EAGLEPASS, Texas, EE.UU. (AP) — Más de una decena de gobernadores republicanos se reunieron el domingo en la frontera entre Texas y México mientras que, al otro lado del río, Kyle Williams sopesaba sus distintas opciones para ingresar a ... .
KIEV, Ucrania (AP) — La ciudad de Jersón, en el sur de Ucrania, sufrió el domingo ataques repetidamente desde partes de la región homónima ocupadas por Rusia, al otro lado del río Dnieper, informaron autoridades locales ... .
del 15 de marzo, una unidad móvil del DMV que opera desde autobús gigante ... Cabe señalar que el lugar de trabajo de James está justo al otro lado del río Colorado desde el edificio municipal de Silt.
KIEV, Ucrania (AP) — El ejército ruso ha retirado a sus oficiales de la ciudad anexionada de Jersón y los ha trasladado al otro lado del Río Dniéper en anticipación de un avance ucraniano, según dijo el domingo el Institute... .
Ottumwa Courier
05 Feb 2024
Ottumwa Courier
05 Feb 2024