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Women of the Mine
Year
2014
Description
Profiles labor leaders Domitila Chungara and Lucía Armijo and miner Francisca Gonzalez, who work at the Cerro Rico silver mine in Potosí, Bolivia, where widows struggle to provide for their families and activists strengthen the union.
Director
Bystrowicz, Malena; Unamuno, Loreley
Writer
Bystrowicz, Malena; Unamuno, Loreley
Cinematographer
Bystrowicz, Malena; Unamuno, Loreley
Editor
Bystrowicz, Malena; Unamuno, Loreley
Production Team
EPF Media
Genre
Documentary
Language
Aymara and Spanish with English subtitles
Other Title
Mujeres de la mina
Media Format
1 DVD (63 min.) or 1 streaming video (63 min.)
Type
Color
Additional Content
A
study guide
is available.
Updated
02-20-2024
Production Information
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Review
Video Librarian,
May–June 2017, 50
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