Heroés Cotidianos (Everyday Heroes): Season 1

6 EPISODES | TV-PG

A hero is not someone who helps without fear--it's someone who helps despite it. Throughout six episodes in Season 1, this deeply moving series chronicles the stories of ordinary people doing extraordinary things, from the women who offer relief to illegal immigrants to a couple of retired teachers who bring the wonders of astronomy to poor children.

1.The Comet

Two retired teachers bring astronomy to poor children in their school-bus observatory called, 'The Comet.'

2.The Harvest

In northern Jalisco, Enrique Lomnitz and his team help a community with a serious water scarcity problem.

3.Las Patronas

A group of women in Veracruz, Mexico deliver food and water to undocumented Central Americans passing through their village.

4.The Invisible Ones

Get to know the noble faces of some of the near 6 million undocumented Mexicans living in the U.S.

5.The Gang

Carlos Cruz changed his life and formed an organization to build peaceful alternatives to gangs, rescuing others from a life of crime.

6.Los Topos

The volunteer rescue brigade Topos Tlatelolco continue on 30 years after the 1985 Mexico City earthquake.