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5 May 1995 (USA) morePlot:
Marcos is a lad in Texas, the second son of a migrant farmworker family, his brother is missing in the Korean war... more | add synopsisAwards:
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...And this movie does well by highlighting only a select amount of the book's chapters more (7 total)Cast
(Credited cast) | Jose Alcala | ... | Marcos |
| Daniel Valdez | ... | Bartolo |
| Rose Portillo | ... | Florentina |
| Marco Rodríguez | ... | Joaquin |
| Lupe Ontiveros | ... | Doña Rosa |
| Evelyn Guerrero | ... | Lupita |
| Sam Vlahos | ... | Don Cleto |
 | Art Bonilla | ... | Lalo |
 | Sal Lopez | ... | El Mohado |
| Miguel Rodríguez | ... | Narrator |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Frank Aragon | ... | Julian |
| Halbert Bernal | ||
| James Jude Courtney | ... | Carpenter |
 | Gregory Giles | ... | Father Josef |
| Sara Harris | ... | Nun |
 | Jeremy Howard | ... | Bucktooth Kid |
 | Richard Keats | ||
| Jeffrey Licon | ||
| Daniel Villarreal | ... | Seller |
| Del Zamora | ... | Father |
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This movie, an adaption of Tomas Rivera's short novel "...y no se lo trago la tierra" (And the Earth Did Not Devour Him), is a fairly accurate representation of both Hispanic social/religious values and the social/political hardships of Latino migrant workers during the mid twentieth century (i.e. worker exploitation and social discrimination).
This film's producers and director did a very good job of choosing to adapt to cinema a select few of the novel's passages to achieve a story that strikes a very good balance between presenting Hispanic culture and the numerous challenges facing migrant workers, thus resulting in a coherent story via the observations and reflections of the protagonist that sincerely describes the life, in general, of Latino migrant workers.
I definitely recommend this movie and the book for those who need some enlightenment about the shame of worker exploitation and the strength of the human spirit.
Peace to All...