Manos a la obra: The Story of Operation Bootstrap

Genre: Documentary

Company: Centro de Estudios Puertorriqueños

Ratings: 0

TMDB ID: 395835

Overview: This documentary analyzes the origins of the Puerto Rican economic development plan of the 1960’s, better known as Manos a la Obra (or Operation Bootstrap). The film examines this economic plan within the framework of Puerto Rican society, with special emphasis on the mass migration of Puerto Ricans to the mainland.

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Ilka Tanya Payán

Luis Muñoz Marín

Teodoro Moscos

Roberto Sánchez Vilella

Luis A. Ferré

Jacobo Morales

Sunshine Logroño

Luis Antonio Cosme

Pedro Albizu Campos

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