...And the Earth Did Not Swallow Him

...And the Earth Did Not Swallow Him

1995
1h 39min

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.

...And the Earth Did Not Swallow Him

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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.
    Released
    5/5/1995
    Runtime
    1h 39min
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    Status
    Released
    Language
    English
    Production
    Tierra Voz Producciones (I), American Playhouse, KPBS, Kino International
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