Stories »  Episode 3 (debuted November 15, 2005)

Laura Castañeda tells the story of a 16-year-old Mexican teenager who risks her life and the life of her unborn baby to give birth in America. But in a stunning twist we reveal how and why the girl and her boyfriend ended up just inches from the international border. The events unfolded as dozens of Minutemen, and Anti-minutemen rallied along the U.S. Mexico border in Calfiornia. We have exclusive footage you will see only on "Stories de la Frontera.

Jody Hammond takes you behind prison walls where Sister Antonia chooses to live among hard-core criminals in one of Mexico's toughest penitentiaries. The self proclaimed nun gave up a life of leisure decades ago to change the lives of others. Sister Antonia gives the prison population hope and keeps them in line when necessary.

Come along to a unique wine tasting festival south of the border. It's a day long tradition hosted by one of Mexico's premiere wineries. A traditional mass, horse shows, bull fights, and of course wine tasting!

See what makes these wines different than any other around the world.

It began as a college student thesis inspired by his grandfather and Mexican Revolutionary figure Pancho Villa. Film maker, Omar de Leon, tests the waters in his first experimental short called, Motor. It's the story of a legend mixed with modern technology and a poem. This experimental took first place at the 2005 San Diego Latino Film Festival.

Witness a symbol of bi-national spirit as environmentalists plant seeds of hope along the shores in both Californias. It started as a friendship learning group of English and Spanish teachers and students on both sides of the border gathered at the steel fence in Imperial Beach. Now they meet more often, giving their meetings a cause. This summer they teamed up with environmentalists to clean up the beaches.