...And the Earth Did Not Swallow Him

...And the Earth Did Not Swallow Him

5.3

1995-05-05

Twelve-year-old Mexican-American Marcos (Jose Alcala) recalls the hardships of the previous year, reflecting on the arduous trek his migrant-worker family made from Texas to the Midwest during harvest season. Along the way, Marcos learns plenty about the harsh realities of bigotry and the power of family in America of the 1950s. The coming-of-age Chicano drama is based on Tomas Rivera's semiautobiographical 1971 novella.

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...And the Earth Did Not Swallow Him

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Twelve-year-old Mexican-American Marcos (Jose Alcala) recalls the hardships of the previous year, reflecting on the arduous trek his migrant-worker family made from Texas to the Midwest during harvest season. Along the way, Marcos learns plenty about the harsh realities of bigotry and the power of family in America of the 1950s. The coming-of-age Chicano drama is based on Tomas Rivera's semiautobiographical 1971 novella.

Released

1995-05-05

Runtime

99

Director

John Acevedo

Budget

$0

Revenue

$0

Genres

Drama

Language

English

Production

Tierra Voz Producciones (I)

American Playhouse

KPBS

Kino International

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    Jose Alcala

    Jose Alcala
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    Rose Portillo

    Rose Portillo
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    Art Bonilla

    Art Bonilla
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    Marco Rodríguez

    Marco Rodríguez
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    Lupe Ontiveros

    Lupe Ontiveros
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    Daniel Valdez

    Daniel Valdez
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    Evelyn Guerrero

    Evelyn Guerrero
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    Sam Vlahos

    Sam Vlahos
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    Sal Lopez

    Sal Lopez