Pulque Song

Pulque is a fermented beverage made from maguey, the same succulent whence cometh tequila. It's cloudy, earthy, and drunk primarily by the poor in special bars in Mexico (called, of course, pulquerías) where it's the only thing to drink. Pulque Song takes viewers on a meandering, vérité-style tour of the life cycle of pulque, from harvesting the maguey pulp to swilling the cloudy brew as some guys with accordions and guitars holler out bawdy – and we do mean bawdy – little ditties in the corner. It's a world of inebriation that bears little resemblance and which maintains strong links to the indigenous past, when pulque was a somewhat religious beverage. The continued relevance of this idea is dramatically illustrated by scenes of musicians singing blessings over the gassy vats of half-brewed pulque.

Everardo Gonzáles

Everardo Gonzalez is born in México (1971). He studied Social Communications at the Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana in México City , Cinematography at the Centro de Capacitacion Cinematográfica and Photography at the Escuela Activa de Fotografia. He has specialized in cinematography and documentary direction and has worked as Director of Photography for feature films, documentary films, shorts and televisión.

His documentary Pulque Song recived from the Mexican Academy of Cinematography the award for the Best mexican Documentary and a nomination for best Fist Feature Film. The film malso recived the best Cinematography and Editing award at the XVIII Muestra de Cine Iberoamericano de Guadalajara.

Filmography

LIPU (2003). Documentary. Direction and Photography.

Santa Rita (2003). Documentary. Direction and Photography.

La canción del pulque (Pulque Song). (2003) Direction and Photography.

Invisible Stitch. (2001). Direction.

Gladiola (1999) Fiction. Direction.

Chasqueadientes (1996). Direction and Photography.

Niña…canica (1995) Fiction. Direction and Photography