A generational conflict is reflected in the old-fashioned ideas of the landowner, who imposes himself as a dominant figure in the political activity of the rural communities of Puerto Rico.
Jan 1963
Adapted from Mexico's "The Forgotten Village". It deals with the fight that develops from the superstitious and ignorant interpretation of a problem and its real, scientific solution.
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The exploitation of fisherman in Fajardo, Puerto Rico and how the laborers reached their economic independence through operative alliances.
Jan 1959
A cautionary film about what were thought to be rural superstitions and practices in Puerto Rico.
Jan 1964
The role that women should play in the modern-day Puerto Rican family is discussed. The discussion is dramatized by a rural husband and wife involved in a domestic dispute.
Jan 1957
In the community of Vega Alta, Puerto Rico, the main character, played by the esteemed comedian José Miguel Agrelot, buys a washing machine for his wife. However, the town has no electrical power. The movie’s depiction of the jíbaro as naive and comical created a rift among the DivEdCo personnel, especially its community organizers. It was censored by the government and shelved for many years.
Jan 1961
Field workers in Puerto Rico want to have a night school.
Jan 1952
Geña, Blas' wife, is dedicated solely to housework by her husband's disposition. When Blas suffers an accident and is hospitalized, Geña takes over the coffee harvest. Blas believes her unable to carry out the tasks because he considers them exclusive to men.
It tells the story of a slave rebellion on a sugar plantation in the days leading up to the official abolition of slavery on the island on March 22, 1873.
The efforts of a community to build a bridge which would allow their children to go school during the rainy season.
Jan 1951
A man believes all the advertising he hears.
Dec 1959
A group of kids in a poverty-stricken Puerto Rican rural town need money to purchase baseball uniforms for little league.
May 1951
The location of the dividing line between two farms causes friction between two families.
Illustrates the dilemma of a sugarcane worker who has a child out of wedlock without his wife’s knowledge.
Jan 1958
A family relationship drama about a strict father who wants to control his son, who in turn leaves his father's house and moves to the city.
Short musical film in which young Puerto Ricans of the Tuna of Comerío interpret melodies of the Christmas folklore of Puerto Rico.
A dramatization of the way a group of rural people resolve their issues with an authoritarian town leader.
The blacklisted American documentarian Willard Van Dyke filmed this tale about tobacco workers in the heart of the Puerto Rican countryside. Heeding their wives’ advice, individuals join forces in a cooperative so they can sell their crop of tobacco leaves at fair market value.
Jan 1955
A melodramatic romance that tells the story of a community that shuns the arrival of a new neighbor.
A couple in love listens to Roque Navarro and his group interpret several romantic melodies.
Jan 1965