Pueblito (1961)
Directed by Emilio Fernández
Genres - Drama |
Sub-Genres - Rural Drama, Social Problem Film |
Run Time - 94 min. |
Countries - Mexico |
MPAA Rating - G
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Synopsis by Eleanor Mannikka
Volatile, home-grown Mexican director and actor Emilio "El Indio" Fernández guides this simple melodrama through its paces to put across a relatively effective -- though idealistic -- story about social change. Set in a backwater village, the tale begins when an architect arrives in town, sent by the government. It turns out that the local schoolteacher is fed up with holding classes in a ramshackle lean-to that barely keeps a roof over the students' heads. The architect's job is to make sure a decent school is built. But on the opposite side of the fence is a local landowner who is against the project. Battle lines are drawn, and the conflict over the school starts to galvanize the villagers.
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architecture, school, teacher