The Castro revolution was just consolidating its power when, in 1961, over 100,000 students were sent from their schools into the countryside to teach the peasants there how to read. Coinciding with the Bay of Pigs invasion, in this docudrama, 15-year-old Mario (Salvador Wood) has come to a tiny village in the Zapata swamps and gradually wins the villagers over to his task. At the same time, he receives an education in the realities of rural life from the hard-working peasants.
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The Castro revolution was just consolidating its power when, in 1961, over 100,000 students were sent from their schools into the countryside to teach the peasants there how to read. Coinciding with the Bay of Pigs invasion, in this docudrama, 15-year-old Mario (Salvador Wood)...
El brigadista (1978) was directed by Octavio Cortázar. The film is a Drama, War production with a runtime of 1h 59m, rated 6.2/10.
El brigadista runs 1h 59m (119 minutes total). Audience rating: 6.2/10 from 5 votes. Genre: Drama, War.
El brigadista is rated 6.2/10 by 5 viewers — decent with mixed reception. A good pick for Drama and War fans.
