Drama · Puerto Rico · 1956 · 35m

Modesta

Modesta poster
Director
Benjamín Doniger
Cast
Antonia Hidalgo as Modesta Juan Ortiz Jiménez as the husband Barrio Sonadora Community as
Crew
Luis A. Maisonet — Director of Photography Paul Falkenberg — Editor René Marqués — Writer Luis A. Maisonet — Writer Benjamín Doniger — Writer Domingo Silás Ortiz — Story
Synopsis

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.

Key Collaborators
Benjamín Doniger Director Luis A. Maisonet Director of Photography Paul Falkenberg Editor René Marqués Writer Luis A. Maisonet Writer Benjamín Doniger Writer Domingo Silás Ortiz Story Otoniel Vila Producer
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