This documentary analyzes the origins of the Puerto Rican economic development plan of the 1960’s, better known as Manos a la Obra (or Operation Bootstrap). The film examines this economic plan within the framework of Puerto Rican society, with special emphasis on the mass migration of Puerto Ricans to the mainland.
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Centro de Estudios Puertorriqueños
Keywords
- colony
- unemployment
- woman director
- occupied territory
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Top Cast
Ilka Tanya Payán as Narrator
Luis Muñoz Marín as Self (Archive Footage)
Teodoro Moscos as Self
Roberto Sánchez Vilella as Self
Luis A. Ferré as Self
Jacobo Morales as Self
Sunshine Logroño as Self
Luis Antonio Cosme as Self
Top Crew
Pedro A. Rivera · Director, Writer
Susan Zeig · Director, Cinematographer
Alicia Weber · Cinematographer
Jaime Barrios · Executive Producer
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