...And the Earth Did Not Swallow Him

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.

Format
Movie
Episodes
1
Episode Duration
99 mins
Status
Finished
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Type
Movie
Format
Movie
Episodes
1
Episode Duration
99 mins
Status
Finished
Start Date
May 5, 1995
Season
1995
Average Score
54%
Mean Score
54%
Ratings
8
Popularity
8
Favorites
0
Reviews
0
Producers
Tierra Voz Producciones (I), American Playhouse, KPBS, Kino International
Genres
Drama
Country
United States

Description

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.

Immersion

Japanese

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Staff

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