Don Emilio and His Little Doctors

Don Emilio is a humble 63yearold man who lives in the Amazon rainforest seven miles from the city of Iquitos Peru For all of his adult life he has worked as a curandero and vegetalista a traditional healer He estimates that in his career he has treated more than 2500 clients Through the camera lens of anthropologist Luis Eduardo Luna Don Emilio tells us about his practice his beliefs his community and his life He shows us how he prepares ayahuasca and other herbal medicines Finally we see Don Emilio treat a man who has come to him for help and hear from a poor woman who has brought her infant son for medical care