Publisher's Synopsis
This is a story of a Mexican family dealing with the challenges of the modern world, and using allegories to make sense of the situation. The way of the iguana is to choose laziness and meaninglessness over productive work and contribution to the family. The father and mother try to convey their spirit of industriousness and decency to the son and the daughter. When the son is older he finds himself in trapped in a world of poverty and despair so he must choose whether he will follow the advice of his father or languish in indolence.
As a script, it runs about 25 minutes.
