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Manos a la obra: The Story of Operation Bootstrap

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Calorie Rating: 83
Released: 1983-01-02
Running Time: 59 Minutes
Studios: Centro de Estudios Puertorriqueños,


This documentary analyzes the origins of the Puerto Rican economic development plan of the 1960’s, better known as Manos a la Obra (or Operation Bootstrap). The film examines this economic plan within the framework of Puerto Rican society, with special emphasis on the mass migration of Puerto Ricans to the mainland.

Director / Directors

Susan Zeig
Director


Cast

Ilka Tanya Payán
Character: Narrator
Luis Muñoz Marín
Character: Self (Archive Footage)
Teodoro Moscos
Character: Self

Luis A. Ferré
Character: Self
Jacobo Morales
Character: Self

Sunshine Logroño
Character: Self
Luis Antonio Cosme
Character: Self
Pedro Albizu Campos
Character: Self (Archive Footage)


Production and Crew

Alicia Weber
Director of Photography
Susan Zeig
Producer

Lucille Rhodes
Sound Editor

Lorenzo Homar
Production Illustrator
Rick Dior
Sound Mixer
Joe Ritter
First Assistant Camera

Wilfredo Echevarria
First Assistant Camera
Pedro Bonilla
First Assistant Camera
Jean Carlomusto
Assistant Editor

Frank Host
Additional Editing
Lucille Rhodes
Editorial Services

Susan Zeig
Director of Photography

Jaime Barrios
Executive Producer