An old man carries on his shoulders his only son, who’s been wounded. He has to cross a mountain in the dead of night, to get to the next village, where there may be a doctor to look after him. Both their lives unravel in the journey.

A masterful and heartbreaking story of the father-son relationship.

Original story by Juan Rulfo read by Gabriel Porras

Translation by Stephen Beechinor

Production: Gabriel Porras

Music: La Guanábana, by Los Parientes de Playa Vicente, from the album América Afroíndigena at freemusicarchive.com