Movie Description
Modesta
(1956)Overview
The DivEdCo’s most important attempt to depict women’s rights in the context of modernization processes in Puerto Rico. Modesta leads a group of women in Barrio Sonadora, Guaynabo, in a strike against their husbands to demand their rights in a domestic context.
Featured Crew
- Director : Benjamín Doniger
- Producer : Otoniel Vila
- Writer : René Marqués,Luis A. Maisonet,Benjamín Doniger
- Editor : Paul Falkenberg
- Cast : Antonia Hidalgo,Juan Ortiz Jiménez,Barrio Sonadora Community
Cast
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Facts
Original TitleModesta
Status Released
Release Information
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1956-08-28
Original LanguageUnknown
Runtime 00h 35m
Production CompaniesFilm Unit of the Division of Community Education, Puerto Rico,Divedco
Genres
- Drama
