DIRECTION:
Byrt Wammack Weber
en colaboración con:
Ana Rosa Duarte Duarte
Jaime Magaña Caamal
Rodolfo Nahuat May
Elías Puc
y
una comunidad maya
PRODUCTION:
Colectivo TURIX
The film is based on stories told by:
Feliciano May Noh
María Justina Puc Hau
Ofelio Nahuat May
Francisco May Chooc
and on conversations with:
Rodolfo Nahuat May
Jaime Magaña Caamal
Ana Rosa Duarte Duarte
and on the following texts:
Conversaciones inconclusas:
Mayas y extranjeros entre dos guerras
Paul Sullivan (Gedisa, México 1991)
“Abecedario para escarabajos”
Subcomandante Insurgente Marcos (Selva Lacandona, 1996)
ARTIFACTS:
Gracias a la familia del comandante Juan Bautista.
VOICES:
El vampiro ..::.. Feliciano May Noh
El baile de la cabeza de cochino ..::.. María Justina Puuc Hau
El cornetero ..::.. Ofelio Nahuat May
La corneta de mi abuelo ..::.. Rodolfo Nahuat May
Arqueólogo Sylvanus Morley ..::.. John Tuxill
CAST:
Commanders:
JUAN BAUTISTA ..::.. Rodolfo Nahuat May
CAYETANO ..::.. Juan Bautista Kuyoc Balam
APOLINAR ..::.. Francisco May Chooc
CECILIO ..::.. Ofelio Nahuat May
MACARIO ..::.. Alberto “Carroza” Chan
SECUNDINO ..::.. Juan Bautista Nahuat May
SIXTO ..::.. Jaime Magaña Caamal
Cornetero 1 ..::.. Francisco May Chooc
Cornetero 2 ..::.. Celestino Chimal
Tamborista 1 ..::.. Rodolfo Nahuat May
Tamborista 2 ..::.. Jaime Magaña Caamal
Agriculturalists:
Hombre sembrando ..::.. Francisco May Chooc
Hombre cosechando ..::.. Rodolfo Nahuat May
Princesses:
Princesa 1 ..::.. Alicia Nahuat May
Princesa 2 ..::.. Piedad Vázquez Kinil
Cast for the dance of the pig’s head 1 and 2:
Nojoch:
Isauro Noh Noh
Dancer with ramillete:
Rodolfo Nahuat May
Dancers with pig’s head:
Imelda Beatriz Noh Hau
Kinich Ahau Pérez Morales
Professor:
Martín Pérez Dzul
Jaranero Dance Troup “K’aan Lool”:
Teresa Yupit Hau
Yolanda Hau Canché
Mayra May May
Mariela Puc May
Aída María Chan Xooc
Leticia Puc Noh
Imelda Beatriz Noh Hau
Sergio Omar May Noh
Teresita Hau May
Marbella Hau Nah
Bernarda Rosado
Leydi Beatriz Nah May
Yazmín del Rosario Kuyoc Couoh
Girls:
Karla Yanelli Nah Noh
Yanelly Guadalupe May Noh
Nallely Guadalupe May Noh
Additional dancers:
Martín Rodolfo Pérez Morales
Marcos Pérez Morales
Jaime Magaña Caamal
Decoration of the pig’s head:
Moisés Noh
Construction of the ramillete:
Alberto “Carroza” Chan
NOJOCHO’OB:
(Offering, dance of the pig’s head):
Benancio Dzib May
(Juan tuul):
Máximo May Chooc
(Old man):
Feliciano May Noh
PERFORMANCE AJ-KANAN:
Rodolfo Nahuat May
Jaime Magaña Caamal
cinematography and montage:
Byrt Wammack Weber
still photography:
Ana Rosa Duarte Duarte
direct sound:
Rodolfo Nahuat May
Jaime Magaña Caamal
microphonist:
Andrés Solís
additional cameras:
Rodolfo Nahuat May
Jaime Magaña Caamal
Juan Bautista Nahuat May
Ana Rosa Duarte Duarte
Andrés Solis
musical interpretation:
Don Isidro May y “La maravilla”
(“El torito”)
(“El baile de la cabeza del cochino”)
original music:
Elías Puc
sound design:
Byrt Wammack y Elías Puc
translations:
(Maya-Español / Español-Maya):
Jaime Magaña Caamal
Ana Rosa Duarte Duarte
costumes:
(Investigation and design):
Ana Rosa Duarte Duarte
Ofelio Nahuat May
(sewing):
María Rodríguez Chablé
images from other sources:
(House in flames 1):
Apocalypto (Mel Gibson, 2006)
(Explosions):
Apocalypse Now Redux (Francis Ford Coppola, 2001)
(House in flames 2):
Vietnam (dominio público, 1969)
(Police assault):
Policía Federal Preventiva
Oaxaca, 3 nov, 2006 (Indymedia, 2006)
(March of the “guerrilla”):
Fiesta del pueblo de Kanxoc (2005)
(Auction 1 y 2):
Fiesta del pueblo de Kanxoc (2005)
locations:
Ranch of Francisco May Chooc
Ranch ofFeliciano May Noh
House of don Benito
House of doña Antonia May Noh
Ranch of don Pablo May
support personnel:
(Food preparation):
Alberto “Carroza” Chan
Ismael May
Antonia May Noh
Clothilde May May
Alicia Nahuat May
María Luisa Nahuat May
(Chauffeur):
Miguel Paredes Duarte “Chel”
acknowledgments:
Familia Nahuat May
Manuel Vázquez Rivero
Raúl Ferrera Balanquet
Aldo Leal
Escuela Superior de Artes de Yucatán
MUCH’TAL JEDZ received partial support from the Fondo Estatal
para la Cultura y las Artes de Yucatán (FOECAY) en 2007.