MOVIE • 1971

On Sugar Workers' Quarters

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Documentary about the history of the bateyes, informal settlements surrounding the mills to house workers. Throughout the film, Sara Gómez recovers the political and cultural relevance of black migrants.

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Documentary

Top Cast

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Hilda Saavedra

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Pablo Armando Fernández

Self

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René Fraga

Self

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Guillermo García

Producer

Sara Gómez

Screenplay

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Emiliano Salvador

Music

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Iván Arocha

Editor

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Germinal Hernández

Sound

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Santiago Llapur

Producer

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Luís García Mesa

Director of Photography

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Alberto Pedro Díaz

Thanks

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Alfredo Fernández

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Rogelio Martínez Furé

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Maria Elena Molinet

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Where to watch

Criterion Channel

Meta Snapshot

Film

Status

Released

Release

June 16, 1971

Runtime

24 min

Language

Spanish

Origin

Cuba

Budget

N/A

Revenue

N/A

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