We the Poor

12/5/2016

Pedro Infante with the extras of Nosotros Los Pobres (We the Poor)

Shortly after I had moved into my new apartment... I came across this photo. It is a photo of Pedro Infante, a famous actor of Mexican Cinema, and some of the extras of one of his films, Nosotros los Pobres (We the Poor). I had stopped to take a short break from unpacking boxes when I spotted this photo. Something about the photo just stayed with me… and I just stared and stared at it… and all of sudden it hit me. It was the last film my mom and I had seen together. It was one of the last times we had shared a moment like that together. One of the last times we had shared a laugh together... I couldn’t help but smile... and before I knew what was happening I had tears streaming down my face...