Manos a la Obra: The Story of Operation Bootstrap (movie)

Manos a la Obra: The Story of Operation Bootstrap (movie)

  • Production country: United States of America, Puerto Rico
  • Producer: Pedro A. Rivera , Susan Zeig
  • Production companies: Centro de Estudios Puertorriqueños
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release date: 1/2/1983
  • Run time: 59 min.

Movie description

This documentary analyzes the origins of the Puerto Rican economic development plan of the 1960’s, better known as Manos a la Obra (or Operation Bootstrap). The film examines this economic plan within the framework of Puerto Rican society, with special emphasis on the mass migration of Puerto Ricans to the mainland.

Actors

Ilka Tanya Payán

Ilka Tanya Payán

Role(s): Narrator

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