Worshipping At The Altar Of Saint Death (2009)

Saint Death (2009): On the first day of each month, thousands of people flock to a house in Mexico City. They bring offerings of candles and fruit, tequila and marijuana. They’ve come to worship at the alter of Saint Death. For similar stories, see: The Child Soldiers Of Mexico s Drug Gangs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPdSzH12mo4 The Decades-Old Roots of Mexico s Drug Violence https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ccivo_Sy98 Exposing Mexico s Surrogacy Industry https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SYBxY2NHaQ Subscribe to journeyman for daily uploads: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=journeymanpictures For downloads and more information visit: http://www.journeyman.tv/film/4410/saint-death Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/journeymanpictures Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JourneymanVOD https://twitter.com/JourneymanNews Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/journeymanpictures After worshipping Santa Muerte privately for decades, one day Henriqueta Romero Romero set up an alter in her window. It soon became a pilgrimage site. ‘What do I want?’ asks Henriqueta, ‘Her blessings, her care for all of us, her support’. The cult has spread quickly amongst Mexico City’s underworld. ‘It started in jail’ tells anthropologist Syvia Gutierrez. She believes those who feel rejected by the church, find comfort here. ‘Criminals, homosexuals, they all come to her, she has no prejudices…we all face her together.’ Father Enriquez has been tracking the cult’s dramatic growth but he remains confident followers will always return to the Church. ‘When they realise it is all fake, they abandon it.’ SBS Australia – Ref. 4410 Journeyman Pictures is your independent source for the world s most powerful films, exploring the burning issues of today. We represent stories from the world s top producers, with brand new content coming in all the time. On our channel you ll find outstanding and controversial journalism covering any global subject you can imagine wanting to know about.