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.