1956 | Puerto Rico | Short

Modesta (1956)

  • Spanish - 35 mins
  • Director | Benjamin Doniger
  • Writer | Benjamin Doniger, Luis A. Maisonet, René Marqués
  • Producer | Otoniel Vila Pintado

STATUS: Released

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Lysistrata in Puerto Rico! To reify their rights as homemakers, the women of a working-class neighbourhood go on strike against their husbands, and leading this merry band of dissenters is a woman named Modesta. One of the most famous and decorated films produced in the early years of Puerto Rican cinema.

Feminist Manifesto Puerto Rican Cinema Women's Rights 1950s Short Film
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