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Modesta

Modesta

1956 Drama
Release date : August 28, 1956
Runtime : 35m
Countries of origin : Puerto Rico /
Original Language : Spanish /
Director : Benjamín Doniger /
Writers : Domingo Silás Ortiz / René Marqués / Luis A. Maisonet / Benjamín Doniger /
Production companies : Film Unit of the Division of Community Education, Puerto Rico / Divedco /
August 28, 1956 35m Puerto Rico Drama Spanish More
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Prize winner, Venice Festival 1956. 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.
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Antonia Hidalgo
Antonia Hidalgo
Modesta
Juan Ortiz Jiménez
Juan Ortiz Jiménez
the husband
Barrio Sonadora Community
Barrio Sonadora Community

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  • title：Modesta
  • status：Released
  • Release date： 1956
  • Runtime：35m
  • Genres： Drama ·
  • Countries of origin： Puerto Rico ·
  • Original Language： Spanish ·
  • Director： Benjamín Doniger /
  • Writers： Domingo Silás Ortiz · René Marqués · Luis A. Maisonet · Benjamín Doniger ·
  • Production companies： Film Unit of the Division of Community Education, Puerto Rico · Divedco ·
  • Overview：Prize winner, Venice Festival 1956. 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.
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