Synopsis
Alfredo Vilchis is one of the last Mexican painters of ex-voto. He perpetuates the tradition of painting small paintings that are offered in gratitude to a saint or a virgin for their miraculous intervention. Moreover, as a chronicler of his time, he also creates his personal exvoto, covering symptomatic topics of Mexican reality. He thus shedslight on the society he lives in, unveils the concealed social facts and provides existence to those who do not have it anymore. This developmentoffers a unique view into the daily life of the megalopolis and confirms the involvement of Alfredo, who reflects the struggle for life through his painting.