Modesta

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.

Country:

Puerto Rico

Genre:

Drama

Duration:

35 minutes

Year:

1956

Director:

Benjamín Doniger

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Company:

Film Unit of the Division of Community Education, Puerto Rico,

Divedco

Cast:

Modesta

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Crew:

Editor

Story

Writer

Producer

Music