Just heard about this cool doc that showed on the PBS series POV, Al Otro Lado. By Mexican/American director Natalia Almada, it examines illegal immigration and drug trafficking through the lens of corrido music.
http://www.altamurafilms.com
http://www.pbs.org/pov/pov2006/alotrolado/
also check out this article in the NYTimes:
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/01/arts/television/01lado.html
We're jealous.
