Tepalcate, derived from the Nahuatl word tepalcatl, meaning “fragment of clay,” draws on the act of resistance embodied in the enduring presence of this word, which persists alongside Spanish in the daily lives of the people of Cholula, Puebla, Mexico. This work challenges the linguistic and colonial structures that have severed Indigenous communities from their lands, urging viewers to reconsider how language itself becomes a battleground for self-determination. In this video performance, Tinoco enacts a process of breaking and reforming—symbolizing the resilience of cultural memory, the persistence of Indigenous knowledge systems, and their ability to resist homogenization. The work invites us to revitalize our utopian imagination and to dare to practice, through transformation and the collective creation of new meaning, alternative forms of resistance rooted in the land and the defense of life.