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Taboo Latin America

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Broadcast date

2010-06-26 • 12 episodes

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Episodes of this season

1. Cuerpos modificados

event 2010-06-26 • schedule 45m

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

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2. Cambio de género

event 2010-07-03 • schedule 45m

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

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3. Trabajos tabú

event 2010-07-10 • schedule 45m

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

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event 2010-07-17 • schedule 45m

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

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5. De cara a la muerte

event 2010-07-24 • schedule 45m

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

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6. Belleza al limite

event 2010-07-31 • schedule 45m

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

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7. Rituales: Entre la vida y la muerte

event 2010-08-07 • schedule 45m

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

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event 2010-08-14 • schedule 45m

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

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9. Sanaciones alternativas

event 2010-08-21 • schedule 45m

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

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10. Drogas ancestrales

event 2010-08-28 • schedule 45m

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

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11. Deportes al límite

event 2010-09-04 • schedule 45m

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

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End of season • event 2010-09-11 • schedule 45m

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

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