DESCRIPTION:
Life in the Mexican capital throws up many obstacles, but as we found out in the return of our long-running film series, a small number of dedicated people are trying to build an electronic music scene in one of the world's most chaotic cities.

Mexico City is one of the largest and most vibrant metropolises in the world, but its electronic music scene has yet to truly flourish. It's a city where vast inequality, crime and widespread corruption are everyday realities, and where nightclubs are largely reserved for the moneyed elites. For those who put music first, there are many obstacles—a lack of venues, a limited audience, very little financial gain. Whether you're putting on parties, releasing music or hustling for gigs, making ends meet is a constant struggle.

But the issue also runs deeper. Malinchismo, which means a preference for the foreign over the local, is a term you hear a lot in Mexico City, and it spills over into all aspects of life. In dance music, Mexican fans and DJs will avidly follow artists from Berlin or London but pay little attention to national talent. The domestic scene therefore suffers, unable to develop an identity of its own.

In our latest Real Scenes film we travelled to the colourful, chaotic capital to meet the people who are trying to make dance music work in Mexico City. We found a core community as dedicated, talented and passionate as any in the world.

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Music in order of appearance:
White Visitation - Hossoslossohoss [RVNG Intl.] 2013
White Visitation - Years [RVNG Intl.] 2013
Rubinskee - Wrong No More 2014
AAAA - Mass Base (vocal mix) [Unreleased]
White Visitation - B2 [RVNG Intl.] 2013
AAAA - Voyager I (Maligna/Antime) 2014
Teen Flirt - Untitled [Pura Crema] 2012
Teen Flirt - Faithful [Finesse Records] 2014
Pettro - Hexagono (Century Remix) [Unreleased]
A-rp - Track 1 (from Micro EP)
Imaabs - Distancia [NAAFI] 2015
Imaabs - Densidad Cero (Lao Remix) [NAAFI] 2015
AAAA - Feedbacks [Unreleased]
Pettro - Hexagono (Century Remix) [Unreleased]

Production credits
Producer / director: Patrick Nation
Editor: Sim Higginson
Associate producer: Carlos Hawthorn
Assistant producer: Debbie Butts
Executive producer: Ryan Keeling
Director of photography: Sim Higginson
Colourist: Adam Clarke
Dubbing mixer: Guy Clarke
Production manager: Lisa Telfer Brunton

Translations: Eva Oddi, Gloria Carnevali, Carlos Hawthorn
Film production: Clockwise Media
Special thanks to: Álvaro Inzua and Discoteca, Jésus Pacheco, Carlos Prieto, Gabriel Stargardter