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Yaxchilan-Shield Jaguar and Lady Shark on Stela
  
   
Some dramas are rooted in ancient Maya history.
  
 
Actor as Shield Jaguar
Actor as Lady Shark

JAGUAR DYNASTY portrays the reign of Shield Jaguar and Lady Shark, divine rulers of the powerful city-state of Yaxchilan, the centuries of bitter warfare that followed their reign, and the final conquest of the Maya by the Spaniards.
Actor as Jaguar Warrior Actor as Spaniard

This epic commemorates the glory and tragedy of Maya civilization.

 
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