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La sal de la tierra
1954 | B/N | 92:07
Miners in New Mexico go on strike following a series of incidents, waging a fierce and bitter battle in which they receive the support of their wives.

Country: USA
Direction: Biberman; Herbert J.
Script: Wilson; Michael
Production: Jarrico; Paul
Photography: Meredith; Stanley, Stark; Leonard
Sound: Smith; Harry, Stanton; Dick
Music: Kaplan; Sol
Cast:Revueltas; Rosaura, Chacón; Juan, Geer; Will, Wolfe; David, Sarvis; David, Williams; Mervin
Art direction: Dahl; Sonja, Barela; Adolfo
Participation year at FICM: 2026

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Salt of the Earth

At a New Mexico zinc mine, Mexican-American workers protest against their unsafe work conditions and unjust wages. Ramón Quintero helps organize the strike, but he treats his pregnant wife, Esperanza, with similar unfairness. When an injunction stops the men from demonstrating, however, the gender roles are reversed, and women find themselves on the picket lines while the men stay at home

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