Listen to Uruguayan rock band La Vela Puerca's single, "De atar," from their 2004 album, A Contraluz.

The famous Colombian series, "La sucursal del cielo" [Heaven's Subsidiary], focuses on such topics as the customs and traditions, forbidden love and race relations of three families living in the same neighborhood in Cali in 1971. The introduction features the popular salsa, "Agúzate" by Richie Ray and Bobby Cruz.

The closeness of two families from the same Colombian neighborhood, the Belalcazars and the Lizcanos, goes far beyond the proximity of their residences.

At a New Year's gathering for the two families, different dynamics become apparent between different couples.

In 1971, in anticipation of the Pan American Games to be held in Cali, Colombia, the overwhelming pace of the city's development is the topic of conversation at a multifamily celebration.

As they announce to their neighbors the news of her starting college and his first test flight, Soledad and Samuel's parents could not be prouder of them.

Boris confesses something to Soledad that could affect their relationship, who in turn confesses to Samuel her concerns and reservations.

The Colombian TV Program La Sub30 explores various aspects of today's traditional and non-traditional families, including such subjects as interracial and Common Law marriages as well as the decision to have children.

Colombian family members speak about the dynamics of their families growing up as well as their current families and the differences between families in Colombia and the United States.

Twenty-two year old Estefanía García, the spokeswoman for a company in Cali, tells us her perspective on why it does not make sense to her to have children in today's society.

The exploration of Colombian family dynamics continues as interracial couples share the stories of how they first met and fell in love.