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.
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.
A group of kids in a poverty-stricken Puerto Rican rural town need money to purchase baseball uniforms for little league.
The location of the dividing line between two farms causes friction between two families.
A cautionary film about what were thought to be rural superstitions and practices in Puerto Rico.
A man believes all the advertising he hears.
A melodramatic romance that tells the story of a community that shuns the arrival of a new neighbor.
The effects of emotional neglect on an only child.
A dramatization of the way a group of rural people resolve their issues with an authoritarian town leader.
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.
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.
The exploitation of fisherman in Fajardo, Puerto Rico and how the laborers reached their economic independence through operative alliances.
Biographical documentary on the life and work of Pedro Flores, internationally renowned Puerto Rican musician.
It presents the problem of physically disability through a young crippled and the attitudes of the community towards them.
Educates communities about tuberculosis prevention and treatment.
Aimed to educate the people, and especially those who lived in the most vulnerable areas, about important safety measures to be taken before, during, and after a storm. The film takes a decidedly modern, scientific approach in its discussion of hurricanes, and it goes to great lengths to dispel popular lore that many of the island’s under-educated inhabitants still relied on for weather predictions.
The efforts of a community to build a bridge which would allow their children to go school during the rainy season.
Recreates the town meetings which were a staple of the DivEdCo project. True-life residents debate community priorities, in this case the advisability of building parks and roads before dealing with the severe health issues caused by the town’s water supply. Afflicted by personal tragedy, Ignacio, the common man, finds the courage to challenge the reigning leadership.
A young boy becomes intrigued by one of the characters in his village's celebration of its patron saint.