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Modesta (1956)

STATUS: Released

Modesta (1956)

  • 1956
  • Puerto Rico
  • Short
  • Spanish
  • -
  • 35 mins
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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.

Credits

Director
Benjamin Doniger
Writer
Benjamin Doniger, Luis A. Maisonet, René Marqués
Producer
Otoniel Vila Pintado

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