>>> GOOD EVENING.

WE CHERISH WEDNESDAY MORNING AT 5:00 AND 6:00.

THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US TODAY.

A LOOK AT THE HEALTHCARE NEEDS OF MIGRANTS TO CHICAGO.

ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVISTS ON A RECENT RULING THAT COULD FORESEE THE OFFICIALS TO ALLOW A MIDDLE SCRAPPER TO OPERATE ON THE SOUTHEAST SIDE.

>>> THE MUSICAL HUMAN SACRIFICE THAT IS RUN.

THEN, EXHIBITION AT THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF MEXICAN ART PLACES AND MEXICAN CULTURES.

ALL OF THAT COMING UP, BUT FOR STORYTELLING ADDRESSING HEALTH NEEDS FOR MIGRANTS IN CHICAGO.

THAT IS AFTER THIS.

>>> LATINO VOICES IS MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY SUPPORT OF THESE DONORS.

>>> MORE THAN 10,000 ASYLUM SEEKING MIGRANTS HAVE ARRIVED AND SHE CAN IN CHICAGO SINCE LAST AUGUST.

EXTENDING THROUGH MULTIPLE COUNTRIES AND HAVING LITTLE OR NO ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE.

AS FAR AS THE CITY'S RESPONSE, POLICE STATIONS HAVE BECOME MAKESHIFT SHELTERS BEFORE TRANSITIONING THEM TO LONG-TERM HOUSING.

RECENTLY, VOLUNTEER TEAM OF MEDICAL STUDENTS HAS BEGUN MAKING THE ROUNDS AT THE POLICE STATION TO ASSIST WITH REFUGEES HEALTH NEEDS.

JOINING US WITH MORE ARE ZERO, FIRST-YEAR MEDICAL STUDENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS CHICAGO AND PART OF THE MOBILE MIGRANT HEALTH TEAM AND LUNA, MEDICAL DIRECTOR OF CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH.

I WANT TO WELCOME BOTH FOR JOINING US.

YOU ARE NO STRANGER TO THE SHOW.

THANK YOU AND WELCOME BACK.

I WANT TO START WITH YOU, SARAH AND YOU ARE PART OF THIS VOLUNTEER WORKING WITH MIGRANTS.

SHELTERING IN POLICE STATIONS.

WHAT DO YOU SEE AND WHAT CAN YOU TELL US?

>> I WILL GIVE YOU A CONCERN WITH OUR TEAM DOES AND WHO WE ARE.

IN OUR MAJORITY, WE ARE MEDICAL STUDENTS WHO ARE VOLUNTEERING WITH ATTENDING AND RESIDENT PHYSICIANS WHO ARE DONATING THEIR TIME TO GO TO THE POLICE STATION AND PROVIDE MEDICAL CARE.

UNDER THE PHYSICIAN SUPERVISION , AS MEDICAL STUDENTS WHO ARE BILINGUAL AND HAVE CERTIFICATION TO INTERPRET OUR TALKING TO PATIENTS TRIAGING AND TAKING THE CASES TO TALK TO OTHER PHYSICIANS ON STAFF.

WE HAVE REPLICATED THIS MODEL IN OVER 10 POLICE STATION SO FAR AND SEVERAL SHELTERS.

IT HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL.

WHAT WE ARE SAYING IS A LOT OF THINGS YOU CAN SEE IN A CLASSROOM, FOR EXAMPLE.

A LOT OF TIMES, IT IS BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE IN CLOSE SETTINGS, SO IF ONE PERSON GETS A COLD, IT GOES AROUND JUST LIKE IN A CLASSROOM.

>> WHAT KIND OF SCREENINGS OCCUR WITH MIGRANTS WHEN THEY ARRIVE?

>> WHEN THEY COME TO THE BORDER, THEY GET THEIR SCREENING FOR PUBLIC HEALTH DISEASES, THREATS AND IMMEDIATE MEDICAL CARE AND LOOKING TO ESTABLISH CHRONIC CARE PREVENTATIVE CARE TO KEEP THEM FROM PROGRESSING DISEASES AND FULFILL THE IMMEDIATE NEEDS.

WHEN THEY COME IN CHICAGO, IT IS PRETTY MUCH THE FIRST SCREEN THAT HAPPENS AT THE BORDER AND THEY COME IN DIFFERENT WAYS.

THEY COME BY PLANE AND WE HAVE MIGRANTS COMING FROM O'HARE.

OR THEY COULD BE DRIVING THEMSELVES TO CHICAGO.

HERE, THE NEXT THING THAT HAPPENS IS PRETTY MUCH THE SAME.

WE GO UNDER THAT SCRUTINY FOR PUBLIC HEALTH THREATS AND DISEASES.

THE OTHER MOST IMPORTANT THING, IMMEDIATE HEALTHCARE.

ANY PREGNANT LADIES OR CHRONIC CONDITIONS COME TO BE TO CONNECT WITH THE RIGHT SPACES AT THE RIGHT TIME AND KEEP INDIVIDUAL SAFE.

>> GIVE THEM THE HELP THEY NEED.

WHAT ARE THE MOST COMMON HEALTH CONDITIONS AND CONCERNS YOU ARE SEEING MIGRANTS FACE?

>> THE MOST COMMON THING THAT I HAVE SEEN IS A COMMON COLD.

A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ON VERY LONG JOURNEYS.

SOME PEOPLE HAVE BEEN TRAVELING FOR 6 TO 8 MONTHS AND THE WAY THEY HAVE BEEN TRAVELING IS A LOT OF WALKING ON TOP OF TRAINS THROUGH JUNGLE PASSES.

THIS IS A VERY YOUNG AND STRONG GROUP OF PEOPLE.

THERE ARE SOME INJURIES FROM THE MIGRATORY JOURNEY, BUT A LOT THAT WE DO SEE OUR OLDER, SO WHAT OUR RESPONSIBILITY IS IN THESE CASES IS TO CONNECT THEM WITH FOLLOW-UP CARE TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE TAKING CARE OF AND HAVE BEEN APPROPRIATELY ASSESSED.

>> POLICE OFFICERS IN THE STATIONS OR CHICAGOANS, IN GENERAL, ARE CONCERNED ABOUT ANY TRANSMISSIBLE DISEASES.

>> DISEASES, I WOULD SAY NO.

WE HAVE HAD CASES.

PLACES WHERE VACCINATION DOESN'T EXIST.

FORTUNATELY FOR AMERICANS, WE HAVE HAD ZERO TRANSMISSION FROM IMMIGRANTS TO ANY OTHER AMERICANS SERVING THE MIGRANT COMMUNITY AND IT'S BECAUSE WE ARE HEAVILY VACCINATED.

OUR CHILDREN ARE VACCINATED AS PART OF THE PROTOCOL.

>> SPECIFICALLY FOR MIGRANTS WHO HAVE ARRIVED.

>> EXACTLY.

CONCENTRATING.

HEAVILY, THAT NATURALIZATION THAT HAPPENS WHEN WE AS CHILDREN OR CONTRACT DISEASES.

AT THIS POINT, PUBLIC HEALTH, WE DON'T SEE ANYTHING THAT HAS HAPPENED.

OUR POLICE HAVEN'T BEEN INFECTED BY ANY MIGRANTS AND WE CONTINUE TO BE MAKING VACCINATIONS CONNECTED WITH MEDICAL HOMES AND MAKING SURE THEY GET THAT PREVENTATIVE CARE AND CHILDREN ARE INTEGRATED QUICKLY TO SCHOOL AND JOINING SUMMER CAMP AND ALL OF THESE EVENTS.

WE WELCOME THEM INTO THE PROCESS.

>> ANY COVERED CASES?

>> NO COVID CASES SO FAR.

NOW, IT'S VERY DIFFICULT, BECAUSE TRACKING CASES COMES SECOND MINE AND IT'S NOT A PRIORITY.

WE DON'T SEE THAT MUCH, BUT WE HAVEN'T HAD THAT IN CHICAGO, SO I THINK SARAH MENTIONED THAT THIS IS A VERY YOUNG AND HEALTHY COMMUNITY WHO ARE EAGERLY LOOKING TO START TO WORK.

>> WHAT ARE SOME BARRIERS TO EFFECTIVE CARE FOR MIGRANTS?

>> THERE IS A LOT OF BARRIERS.

THE BIGGEST ONE IS LIMBO OF BEING IN THE POLICE STATION AND BEING TRANSFERRED TO SHELTERS.

WE DON'T KNOW WHEN THE BUSES ARE GOING TO COME.

GETTING PEOPLE FOLLOW-UP CARE AND CLINICS HAS BEEN DIFFICULT, BECAUSE WHAT IF A BUS COMES AND TAKES THEM TO SHELTER?

THAT IS 30 OR 40 MINUTES AWAY.

THAT IS ONE OF THE BIG BARRIERS THAT WILL BE RESOLVED, BECAUSE THEY ARE PHASING OUT POLICE STATIONS.

THE OTHER ONE IS LANGUAGE.

FOR ANY PERSON IN THE U.S. THAT SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH, SOMETIMES IT'S MORE DIFFICULT TO ACCESS QUALITY CARE IN A CLINIC OR HOSPITAL WITH A PHYSICIAN IN GENERAL.

>> HEALTHCARE IS IMPORTANT TO HAVE CONFIDENCE IN YOUR HEALTH PROVIDER.

IT IS DEFINITELY A MUST.

DR. LUNA, WHAT ROLE DOES PH PLAY IN GOOD HEALTH CARE AND GETTING THE CARE THEY NEED?

>> THIS IS IMPORTANT, BECAUSE WE HAVE SHELTERING THAT WE WERE DOING BEFORE WE END UP IN THE CRISIS.

FORTUNATELY, IT IS SATURATED AND DEALING WITH SEVERE SCARCITY.

NONTRADITIONAL INTERMEDIARY AREAS THAT WE HAVE OUR MIGRANTS HAS BECOME THE CHALLENGING THING THAT CDP AGE HAS TO STEP UP AND A LOT OF THINGS WE ARE NORMALLY NOT HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS.

WE ARE JUST CHECKING DISEASES, BUT NOW WE ARE CENTRALIZING THIS .

WITH THAT OUR ALLIES, LIKE THE WAY IT IS HERE.

ALLIES WE HAVE MOBILIZING IN THEIR.

IT WOULDN'T BE POSSIBLE.

WE ALSO HAVE MEDICAL RESOURCE COURSE THAT WE ARE ASKING THAT WE NEED MORE VOLUNTEERS TO SIGN UP AND BE THERE AND PROVIDE THOSE IMMEDIATE NEEDS AND PUBLIC HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRES AND MAKING SURE DISEASES ARE WELL ASSESSED AND TIMELY AND PROMPTLY.

NOBODY IS AT RISK AND EQUALLY AS IMPORTANT AND CONNECTING INDIVIDUALS WITH IMMEDIATE HEALTHCARE THEY NEED.

THAT IS PRETTY MUCH WHAT WE ARE DOING.

>> THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TODAY AND THANK YOU FOR THE GREAT JOB YOU ARE DOING.

>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING US.

>>> UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS ARE SET TO RECEIVE HELP WITH HEALTHCARE.

THIS WEEK, GOVERNOR SIGNED A $50 BILLION STATE BUDGET INTO LAW.

THE SPENDING PLAN NOT ONLY INCREASES DOLLARS FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD, K-12 AND HIGHER EDUCATION, BUT PROVIDES $550 MILLION TO GO TOWARDS HEALTHCARE COSTS FOR UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS.

THAT PROGRAM WAS SPECULATED TO COST AS MUCH AS $1 BILLION.

THE COST WAS NEGOTIATED DOWN.

THEY DEFENDED THE ITEM SAYING THAT IT IS NOT ONLY THE RIGHT THING TO DO, BUT COST EFFECT EFFECTIVE.

>> WE SAVE MONEY WHEN WE INVEST IN HEALTHCARE FOR UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS, BECAUSE WHAT HAPPENS IF THEY DON'T GET HEALTHCARE IS THAT THEY END UP IN AN EMERGENCY ROOM AND WE ALL END UP PAYING FOR THAT.

>> THERE IS MORE ON THE $50 BILLION SPENDING PLAN IF YOU WANT TO LOOK INTO THAT.

>> WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO THE NATIVE MEXICAN AFTER CENTURIES OF COLONIZATION AND HELP.

TO THOSE CULTURES PRESENT THEMSELVES?

THOSE ARE THE QUESTIONS OF THE HEART.

AT THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF SKIN ART.

IN NATIVE MEXICAN CULTURES AND HAVE TRAVELED TO CHICAGO AFTER A PRESENTATION TO MEXICO CITY.

PRODUCER HAS A LOOK.

>> [ SPEAKING NON-ENGLISH ] [ SPEAKING NON-ENGLISH ] >> Reporter: ANNA HERNANDEZ AND A CITY ON THOSE FAMOUS MATRIARCHAL CULTURE.

SHE SAYS SHE IS AS TRADITIONAL TECHNIQUES AND MATERIALS THAT REFLECTS THE REGION IN HER WORK.

>> [ SPEAKING NON-ENGLISH ] >> Reporter: DESPITE ,500 OF COLONIZATION AND FORCED TO SPEND THE CESSATION, THE TRADITIONS AND CUSTOMS LIKE THOSE IN THE DOOR.

THE EXHIBITION AT THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF MEXICAN ART SEEMS TO EXPLORE.

ALL OF WHOM HAVE TIES TO ORIGINAL PEOPLE.

>> [ SPEAKING NON-ENGLISH ] [ SPEAKING NON-ENGLISH ] >> Reporter: IDENTITY ANCIENT TECHNIQUE USED FOR MURALS TO CREATE HIS WORK.

>> [ SPEAKING NON-ENGLISH ] [ SPEAKING NON-ENGLISH ] >> Reporter: THE BELIEF OF PEOPLE HAD ABOUT THE EARTHQUAKE'S ORIGINS ARE REFLECTED IN HIS WORK.

>> [ SPEAKING NON-ENGLISH ] [ SPEAKING NON-ENGLISH ] >> Reporter: FOR CHICAGO TONIGHT, LATINO VOICES.

>> [ SPEAKING NON-ENGLISH ] NATIONAL MUSEUM OF MEXICAN ART THROUGH AUGUST 27 AND YOU'LL FIND MORE OF THAT INFORMATION COULD >>> UP NEXT, PUSH BACK ON RECENT RULING GUARDING LITTLE SCRIPTURE OPERATING ON THE SOUTHEAST SIDE.

>>> ACTIVISTS ARE VOWING TO KEEP FIGHTING A METAL SCRAPPER FROM OPERATING.

PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS HAVE DETERMINED THE OPERATION POST AND UNACCEPTABLE RISK TO THE HEALTH OF NEARBY RESIDENTS.

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE HAS NOW RULED THAT THE MANAGEMENT GROUP KNOWN AS RMG DOES NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PERMIT HE NEEDS TO OPERATE SOUTHSIDE RECYCLING.

METAL SHREDDING AND RECYCLING OPERATION ON THE SOUTHEAST.

MAYOR BRANDON JOHNSON SAYS THAT IT IS A WE WORKING ON AN APPEAL.

JOINING US WITH MARSHALL JOHNSON , EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND RECOVERY.

I WANT TO WELCOME BOTH FOR JOINING US.

SOUTHSIDE RECYCLING AND ITS PARENT COMPANY.

WE WILL GET TO IT IN A BIT, BUT FIRST, I WANT TO GET YOU GUYS, FIRST.

OSCAR, I WANT TO START WITH YOU.

THIS ISSUE WITH THE SOUTHSIDE RECYCLING AND POLLUTION IS PERSONAL.

CAN YOU TELL US WHY?

>> FOR ME, THIS IS AN IMPORTANT ISSUE, BECAUSE MY OWN FAMILY HAS BEEN AFFECTED TO WORK TO BREATHE AND BE ABLE TO SLEEP AT NIGHT.

MY GRANDPARENTS HAD RESPIRATORY ISSUES AND MY GRAND THAT'S MY GRANDPARENTS HAD HOLES IN THE LUNGS.

THROUGHOUT THE SOUTHEAST SIDE AND LITTLE VILLAGE.

THIS IS A STORY THAT -- WE ARE NOT STATISTICS, BUT LIVING AND BREATHING MEMBERS.

>> DEFINITELY.

YOU ARE LIVING IT.

CHERYL, WHAT WAS YOUR REACTION TO FINDING OUT ABOUT THE NEW ROOM?

>> REACTION IS THAT DOING THIS WORK FOR 40 YEARS AND WE ARE STILL AT GROUND ZERO IN CHICAGO.

THERE IS PROGRESS ALL AROUND THE COUNTRY, BUT IN CHICAGO, YOU CAN CUT IT WITH A KNIFE ON ENVIRONMENTAL RACISM.

WE AS ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE CRUSADES, AS I CALL THEM, FIGHTING FOR A CHANCE.

IT IS NOT BUSINESS AS USUAL, LIKE IT USED TO BE IN CHICAGO.

WE ARE STANDING UP AND DEMANDING OUR RIGHTS TO EQUAL PROTECTION AND DISMANTLE ENVIRONMENTAL RACISM.

>> THANK YOU.

AS I MENTIONED, MAYOR JOHNSON SAYS THE PLANS TO APPEAL THIS RULING AND THEY SENT A STATEMENT THAT RMG SENT A STATEMENT FITTING THE FOLLOWING.

THE FACTS ARE SOUTHSIDE RECYCLING FOLLOWS THE STRICT RULES ADOPTED IN 2020 WITH THIS PROJECT IN MIND AFTER A PUBLIC PROCESS AND OUR ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROLS PERFECTLY MATCH A 2021 U.S. EPA ENFORCEMENT ALERT THAT DETAILS BEST PRACTICES IN THE METAL SHREDDING INDUSTRY.

WHAT HEALTH CONCERNS LET LIFE TO DENY RMG A PERMIT?

>> I THINK IT GOES INTO LOOKING AT WHAT ORGANIZERS ARE LOOKING AT.

WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THE WHOLE PICTURE OF INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES HAPPENING IN OUR AREA.

FOR US, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT IT ACCOMPANYING THE FOLLOW REGULATION, IT DOESN'T MATTER.

OUR FIGHT AGAINST PET COKE, THERE WAS A STANDARDS, BUT WE ARE LIVING AND EXPERIENCING THESE HEALTH EFFECTS.

FOR US, IT'S ABOUT HOW THE COMMUNITY IS IMPACTED AND HOW WE HOPE IT CONTINUES TO LOOK AT THE WHOLE PICTURE OF DEMOGRAPHICS, RACE, AGE, POVERTY AND ALL OF THESE FACTORS WHEN IT COMES TO PERMITTING PROCESSES.

WHEN YOU LOOK AT THAT, THE JUDGE DID NOT LOOK AT THE PUBLIC HEALTH PLANS NECESSARY.

>> CHERYL, CAN YOU WEIGH IN ON THAT?

WHAT ARE YOU SEEING IN YOUR COMMUNITY IN TERMS OF POLLUTION FROM THESE INDUSTRIES?

>> ACTUALLY, IT IS UNBEARABLE.

IT HAS IMPROVED OVER THE YEARS.

IF WE THINK ABOUT IT AND LOOK AT WHAT THE FOREST FIRES ARE DOING IN CANADA OUT OF THE IMPACT ON OUR QUALITY AIR, ALL BUT TWO 350 INDUSTRIES THAT WE HAVE IN SOUTHEAST CHICAGO THAT ARE DOING SOME KIND OF.

IT IS UNBEARABLE TO SAY THAT THEY FOLLOW THE RULES AND GUIDELINES, BECAUSE THOSE RULES CAN BE BROKEN, ADDRESSED AND ADJUSTED BEFORE THE REPORTING REQUIRES IT.

WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THE LEGACY OF THE CITY AND STATE WHEN IT COMES TO PERMITTING PROCESSES.

THEY NEVER DENIED A PERMIT.

THEY HAD EXPLOSIVES, NUMEROUS VIOLATIONS AND EVEN BEFORE GENERAL IRON RELOCATED TO THE SOUTHEAST SIDE OF CHICAGO, THEY HAD AN EXPLOSION.

THEY HAD NUMEROUS VIOLATIONS.

WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE PERMITTING PROCESS FROM HISTORICALLY, THEY DIDN'T DENY THE OPPORTUNITY, BUT THEY JUST DIDN'T CARE ABOUT THE NEGATIVE IMPACT IT HAS ON THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF RESIDENTS NEXT TO US.

IT HAS TO DO A LOT WITH POLITICAL PREROGATIVE.

WHAT ABOUT COMMUNITY PREROGATIVE WHEN IT COMES TO I WANT TO DRINK SAFE WATER?

I WANT TO LIVE IN A LAND THAT'S NOT CONTAMINATED.

UNFORTUNATELY, IT HAS TO START WITH GENERAL.

WE ARE NOT GOING TO LET ON ANY OTHER FUTURE DIRTY INDUSTRY TO COME BACK AND NOT BE ABLE TO CONTINUE.

>> SPEAKING OF POLITICS --.

>> LET ME SAY THIS.

SOMETIMES IT IS WORSE THAN THESE YOUNG PEOPLE SHOOTING GUNS, BECAUSE THESE INDUSTRIES ARE KILLING KIDS THAT ARE NOT EVEN BORN YET.

THAT IS DAMAGING.

WE NEED TO CHANGE THIS.

>> MAYOR JOHNSON SAYS HE PLANS TO APPEAL THE RULING, LIKE I MENTIONED EARLIER.

THE NEWS ASKED HIM ON WEDNESDAY WHETHER HE WOULD BACK AN ORDINANCE ALLOWING THE CITY COUNCIL TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE IMPACT OF POLLUTING ON PARTICULAR CHICAGO COMMUNITIES.

HERE IS WHAT HE HAD TO SAY.

>> WE WILL BE EXPLORING THE OPTIONS AVAILABLE TO US IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE MEETING THE EXPECTATIONS AND DEMAND OF CHICAGO AND RESIDENTS HAVE PUT FORTH.

AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, I AM RAISING MY FAMILY IN AUSTIN AND WE ARE ONE OF THE HOTSPOTS WHEN IT COMES TO ENVIRONMENTAL INJUSTICE, SO WE WILL EXPLORE OPTIONS AND DO WHAT IS RIGHT.

>> WE ARE SHORT ON TIME.

ARE YOU HOPEFUL OR CONFIDENT THAT MAYOR JOHNSON WILL STAND SHOULDER TO SHOULDER WITH ACTIVISTS?

>> BRANDON JOHNSON STOOD WITH US AT THE FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE.

WITH THAT, I HOPE THEY CONTINUE TO HAVE THE LEGACY AND SUPPORT OF OUR COMMUNITY BY HAVING THESE ACTIONS.

FOR ME, WE WANT TO SAY WE HAVE HOPE, BUT WE ALSO WANT TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS WITHIN THE NEXT HUNDRED DAYS.

>> THANKS TO CHERYL JOHNSON AND OSCAR SANCHEZ FOR JOINING US.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>>> UP NEXT, SUE HUMAN SACRIFICE ON THE CHICAGO STAGE AND WE EXPLAIN AFTER THIS.

DON'T GO ANYWHERE.

>>> THE RITUAL OF HUMAN SACRIFICE IN PROVIDES THE UNLIKELY BACKDROP FOR A MUSICAL AT A THEATER IN EDGEWATER.

THOUGH THE SETTING MIGHT BE UNUSUAL, SOME FAMILIAR BEATS.

THE EVENING BEFORE THE EMPIRE'S NEW MILLENNIUM, A YOUNG MAN CHOSEN FOR SACRIFICE BEGS HIS PRIEST FATHER TO RECONSIDER, THEN RUNS OFF WITH THE EMPEROR'S DAUGHTER.

WITH THIS ALL LATINO CAST STRIPPED-DOWN PRODUCTION, A LOT OF FUN AND A LOT OF HEART.

>> SHALL KNEEL BEFORE YOU FOR AT DON YOU SHALL DIE TO SAVE THE WORLD.

>> I'M HONORED, YOUR HOLINESS, BUT SOMETHING HAS BEEN BOTHERING ME.

>> SINCE I MEXICAN BORN AND RAISED, I KNEW THAT ONE OF MY DUTIES WAS TO SHOW HOW PRETTY AND BEAUTIFUL EVERYTHING IS.

EVERYTHING IS WORN.

>> EVERY DAY SACRIFICE AMEN.

>> TO PLAY WITH TEXTURES AND TAKING NOTE OF THE NATURAL MATERIALS WITH COTTON AND COLOR OF THE SOUNDS AND OF THE METAL END OF THESE THAT THEY HAVE AND MAKING.

>> WOULD YOU COME ONE WITH THE SON?

>> WE DON'T HAVE ALL OF THE INFORMATION THAT IS ACCURATE.

WE HAVE TO USE SOME PART OF OUR KNOWLEDGE.

IT MIGHT BE RIGHT OR WRONG, BUT WE CAN MAKE THE CONNECTIONS WITH WHAT WE FEEL AND SEE AND WHAT WE CAN IMAGINE AND WHAT THIS GIVES YOU.

BEING IN A SCRIPT WRITTEN BY TWO AMERICAN PEOPLE MAKES ME VERY HAPPY TO BRING MEXICO STORY LIKE THIS ONE IN THE U.S. AND ALSO MAKES ME HAPPY THAT THEY CHOSE ME TO SHARE THIS PRODUCTION OR CREATION AND WE CAN BUILD EVERYTHING TOGETHER.

IT'S VERY COOL.

>> THE CHOSEN ONE.

>> AZTEC HUMAN SACRIFICE RUNS THROUGH JUNE 18.

YOU WILL FIND MORE DETAILS ON TICKETS ON OUR WEBSITE.

THAT WILL BE ALL FOR US TONIGHT.

DON'T FORGET TO TUNE INTO CHICAGO EVERY WEEKDAY MORNING.

>> ♪♪ >> CLOSED CAPTIONING IS MADE POSSIBLE BY ROBERT A CLIFFORD AND CLIFFORD LAW, CHICAGO PERSONAL INJURY AND DEATH THAT