El yugo 1959
The exploitation of fisherman in Fajardo, Puerto Rico and how the laborers reached their economic independence through operative alliances.
The exploitation of fisherman in Fajardo, Puerto Rico and how the laborers reached their economic independence through operative alliances.
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.
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.
Illustrates the dilemma of a sugarcane worker who has a child out of wedlock without his wife’s knowledge.
A group of kids in a poverty-stricken Puerto Rican rural town need money to purchase baseball uniforms for little league.
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.
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.
A dramatization of the way a group of rural people resolve their issues with an authoritarian town leader.
The efforts of a community to build a bridge which would allow their children to go school during the rainy season.
A melodramatic romance that tells the story of a community that shuns the arrival of a new neighbor.
Educational documentary which extols the different forms of labor, and its importance to Puerto Rico’s progress.
The location of the dividing line between two farms causes friction between two families.
The effects of emotional neglect on an only child.
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.
The first documentary produced by the Division of Community Education (DivEdCo) featuring modern and experimental audio techniques with aerial shots of Puerto Rico showing its topography, educationally inserting the island within a world-wide historical context and highlighting its agricultural and social landscape.
Zoilo Cajigas y Sotomayor is a carver of wooden models of saints. Don Zoilo is one of Puerto Rico's best-known artisans and was 96 years old at the time of the filming. The film shows the elaborate process behind his craftsmanship.
Field workers in Puerto Rico want to have a night school.
Meant to inform rural communities about the legacy of the Taínos, the indigenous inhabitants of Puerto Rico, or Borikén, as they called the island.
The film recreates the miracle of the birth of Jesus in a Puerto Rican field. It begins with the pilgrimage of Mary and Joseph, the birth of Jesus, and the arrival of the Three Kings.
Presents general shots of the central mountain range of Puerto Rico.