← Taboo Latin America

Season 1

12 episodes · 2010

  1. 1Cuerpos modificados

    26 Jun 2010 · 45 min

    Three people undergo extreme operations, techniques and actions to change their bodies.

  2. 2Cambio de género

    03 Jul 2010 · 45 min

    In Mexico, a group of people born as men live as women; In Colombia, Gabriel turns into Paula.

  3. 3Trabajos tabú

    10 Jul 2010 · 45 min

    A thanatologist faces death; people exposed to venomous animals; a photographer portrays mutilation.

  4. 4Canibalismo

    17 Jul 2010 · 45 min

    Anthropophagy is a practice from dark times that still exists in the very heart of modern society.

  5. 5De cara a la muerte

    24 Jul 2010 · 45 min

    People who contact their dead ones following rituals; burial ceremonies; mummification techniques.

  6. 6Belleza al limite

    31 Jul 2010 · 45 min

    Beauty can sometimes break social rules and simply cross all limits.

  7. 7Rituales: Entre la vida y la muerte

    07 Aug 2010 · 45 min

    Worshipping Lady of the Holy Death; Instrumental Transcommunication; a pre-Hispanic ritual.

  8. 8Episode 8

    14 Aug 2010 · 45 min

    Bullfighting and its art; Argentine horseback riding competitions; cockfighting in Mexico.

  9. 9Sanaciones alternativas

    21 Aug 2010 · 45 min

    Rituals centered on faith to solve problems; exorcism; Catemaco sorcerers; spiritual surgery.

  10. 10Drogas ancestrales

    28 Aug 2010 · 45 min

    A group of people try ayahuasca; an apprentice consumes peyote; an ill man uses medical cannabis.

  11. 11Deportes al límite

    04 Sep 2010 · 45 min

    Sports push humans to the limit of what their bodies can do; a mask turns people into fighters.

  12. 12Episode 12finale

    11 Sep 2010 · 45 min

    A Colombian man whips himself; Umbanda followers in Brazil; animal sacrifice.