Modesta (1956)

The DivEdCo’s most important attempt to depict women’s rights in the context of modernization processes in Puerto Rico. Modesta leads a group of women in Barrio Sonadora, Guaynabo, in a strike against their husbands to demand their rights in a domestic context.

• Release Date: 1956-08-28
• Runtime: 0h 35min
• Production Company: Film Unit of the Division of Community Education, Puerto Rico
• Production Country: Puerto Rico
• Director: Benjamín Doniger