In legendary Puerto Rican salsa singer Héctor Lavoe's 1976 hit, "Periódico de Ayer," Hector compares an ex-flame's love to yesterday's news. This is truly "classic" salsa that is known and loved throughout the Spanish speaking world and beyond — a must for any serious student of latin culture.

Héctor Lavoe was a Puerto Rican salsa group and solo singer who lived from September 30, 1946 to June 29, 1993. Among his solo hits were “El Cantante," "Periódico de ayer" and "Bandolera,” which, despite protests from Puerto Rican feminists about its controversial lyrics, enjoyed great success there.

Listen to late Latin salsa singer, Hector Lavoe's signature single, "Mi Gente," from the album La Voz. The hit was recorded in Africa in 1973 with the Fania All Stars.

Hector Guerra is a Spanish-Bolivian artist known for his unique genre of music known as “electro latino,” which combines influences from hip hop, dancehall, reggae, cumbia, electronic and even Andean music. “What up?” was the first single from his debut album “Amor,” which came out in 2012 and went to number one on the iTunes Mexico chart.

Enjoy the first part of this documentary directed by English director and musician Duncan Bridgeman. In this segment, we will see a special introduction with traditional Mexican sounds and the voice of Rubén Albarrán, vocalist of the group Café Tacvba.

In this brief segment, Mexican singer Carla Morrison performs a sweet melody based on a question that is as simple as it is complex: What is now?

In this part, writer and journalist Juan Villoro reflects on violence in Mexico, concluding with a message of hope from iconic singer Chavela Vargas.

What happens when you mix rap, rock, and the typical sounds of son jarocho from Veracruz? The answer is in this clip featuring rapper Bastón, the group Mono Blanco, and rocker Sergio Arau.

In this part of the documentary, writer and journalist Juan Villoro offers a reflection on the current state of Mexican society and the need for a new generation of Mexicans to emerge.

After a brief reflection on massification, the urban poet Rojo Córdova recites to us an incomprehensible poem loaded with Mexicanisms and meaningless words. Do you dare to try to understand?

In this part of the documentary, several intellectuals reflect on fundamental issues of our time, such as media manipulation and the fears that society instills in us.

In this segment, we'll hear a reflection from novelist and spiritual writer Antonio Velasco Piña, followed by a musical collaboration between Residente (lead singer of the urban group Calle 13) and the legendary Mexican rock band Molotov.

In this part, we'll hear a reflection on the concept of freedom, as well as the conclusion of the collaboration between Residente from Calle 13 and the rock band Molotov.

With the background sound of the song "Caminante del Mayab" performed by the trio Los Tres Yucatecos, this part of the documentary offers brief reflections on the concept of freedom.

After some interesting reflections on the way we approach our daily life, artist Adanowsky goes into the Mexico City subway to perform one of the most memorable songs from this documentary. Enjoy it!