Desc: Isleños, a root of America: Directed by Eduardo Cubillo. Louisiana 1977. At the South of New Orleans, news on a surprising historical discovery is about to shock the locals from St. Bernard Parish, a quiet and rural community who has lived united since its inception in 1778, sharing a foreign language and some unusual traditions. The County Historiographer discloses the discovery: Isleños from St. Bernard -as they call themselves- descend from the 18th century Spanish emigrants coming from the Canary Islands. A missing link to the Spanish History, hidden until now, makes a comeback. News shakes the whole community. The dark years regarding the origin of this people vanish, building a bridge to the past of two nations. This amazing adventure takes place two hundred years ago, when 2,500 Canary Islanders arrived to Louisiana to defend the lands of the Spanish Crown against the Englishmen; and continues nowadays, when we still find the Canary Islands traditions, language, cookery and identity in this community, proud of its origins and immersed in a constant fight to prevent them from falling into the oblivion.