...And the Earth Did Not Swallow Him
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
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
May 5, 1995
Runtime
1h 39m
Genres
Drama
User Score
53%
Original Title
...And the Earth Did Not Swallow Him
Production Companies
Tierra Voz Producciones (I), American Playhouse, KPBS, Kino International
Director
Severo Perez
Description
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.
Cast
Crew
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