Families of Mexico introduces two children from two different families, one urban and the other rural. View the unique lives of two children and their families from breakfast to bedtime and all the fun-filled activities in between. It shows young viewers the amazing similarities between their own lives and those of children the same age living thousands of miles away: similar chores, school and extra-curricular activities and family interactions. It is part of the highly acclaimed Families of the World series which broadcast on PBS. Five-year-old Hermaina lives in the port city of Veracruz. Hermaina"s father and mother own an advertising agency, which her father manages. We see her mother teach a dance class at the city"s cultural center, go food shopping, visit Hermaina"s school, and follow her to her swimming lesson. Eight-year-old Brizia lives with her parents on her grandparents" farm. We visit her school and follow Brizia and her friend as they visit the surrounding farms owned by her aunts and uncles, who are making tamales, harvesting cactus for salad, and sorting sesame seeds.