Everyday Heroes

A school bus made over into an astronomical observatory on wheels provides the impetus for a voyage to explore what is best in the human species.

The scarcity of water is a critical problem in many places all over the world. In northern Jalisco, Mexico, Enrique Lomnitz, director of the “Urban Island” initiative, has become a true hero by helping a community to solve the problem of water scarcity.

In a Mexican village, migrants en route to the United States encounter a group of women who have become contemporary heroes easing the journey of these hard-luck travelers. Meet Las Patronas, heroines of Central American migrants who dream of making it to the United States.

Get to know the noble faces of Mexican immigrants to the United States. They are faceless heroes and heroines who battle discrimination, mistreatment and separation.

After leading a life of violence, Carlos and his “gang members” work to rescue young people from a life of crime.

Who are the men and women who risk their lives to rescue others? Meet the Rescue Brigade "Topos Tlatelolco A.C.". 30 years after it was created, the Rescue Brigade "Topos Tlatelolco A.C.", comes face to face with its past and looks forward to the future with optimism.