Divedco Movies

  • 1952
    Las manos del hombre

    Las manos del hombre

    Las manos del hombre

    81952HD

    Educational documentary which extols the different forms of labor, and its importance to Puerto Rico’s progress.

    Las manos del hombre
  • 1970
    Pueblito de Santiago

    Pueblito de Santiago

    Pueblito de Santiago

    01970HD

    Adapted from Mexico's "The Forgotten Village". It deals with the fight that develops from the superstitious and ignorant interpretation of a problem...

    Pueblito de Santiago
  • 1956
    El santero

    El santero

    El santero

    5.21956HD

    Zoilo Cajigas y Sotomayor is a carver of wooden models of saints. Don Zoilo is one of Puerto Rico's best-known artisans and was 96 years old at the...

    El santero
  • 1951
    Los peloteros

    Los peloteros

    Los peloteros

    61951HD

    A group of kids in a poverty-stricken Puerto Rican rural town need money to purchase baseball uniforms for little league.

    Los peloteros
  • 1952
    A Voice on the Mountain

    A Voice on the Mountain

    A Voice on the Mountain

    5.41952HD

    Field workers in Puerto Rico want to have a night school.

    A Voice on the Mountain
  • 1961
    Splendor

    Splendor

    Splendor

    7.51961HD

    It tells the story of a slave rebellion on a sugar plantation in the days leading up to the official abolition of slavery on the island on March 22,...

    Splendor
  • 1956
    Modesta

    Modesta

    Modesta

    51956HD

    Prize winner, Venice Festival 1956. The DivEdCo’s most important attempt to depict women’s rights in the context of modernization...

    Modesta
  • 1949
    Desde las nubes

    Desde las nubes

    Desde las nubes

    01949HD

    The first documentary produced by the Division of Community Education (DivEdCo) featuring modern and experimental audio techniques with aerial shots...

    Desde las nubes
  • 1959
    Intolerance

    Intolerance

    Intolerance

    01959HD

    A melodramatic romance that tells the story of a community that shuns the arrival of a new neighbor.

    Intolerance
  • 1964
    La guardarraya

    La guardarraya

    La guardarraya

    01964HD

    The location of the dividing line between two farms causes friction between two families.

    La guardarraya
  • 1955
    Nenén of the Moorish Way

    Nenén of the Moorish Way

    Nenén of the Moorish Way

    5.51955HD

    A young boy becomes intrigued by one of the characters in his village's celebration of its patron saint.

    Nenén of the Moorish Way
  • 1964
    The Jug

    The Jug

    The Jug

    01964HD

    A cautionary film about what were thought to be rural superstitions and practices in Puerto Rico.

    The Jug
  • 1963
    La noche de don Manuel

    La noche de don Manuel

    La noche de don Manuel

    01963HD

    A generational conflict is reflected in the old-fashioned ideas of the landowner, who imposes himself as a dominant figure in the political activity...

    La noche de don Manuel
  • 1959
    Brainless John

    Brainless John

    Brainless John

    5.21959HD

    A man believes all the advertising he hears.

    Brainless John
  • 1959
    El yugo

    El yugo

    El yugo

    61959HD

    The exploitation of fisherman in Fajardo, Puerto Rico and how the laborers reached their economic independence through operative alliances.

    El yugo
  • 1957
    When Fathers Forget

    When Fathers Forget

    When Fathers Forget

    01957HD

    A family relationship drama about a strict father who wants to control his son, who in turn leaves his father's house and moves to the city.

    When Fathers Forget
  • 1971
    Maratón San Blas

    Maratón San Blas

    Maratón San Blas

    01971HD

    Documentary about the annual athletics event held in Coamo, with the participation of the world's best long-distance athletes.

    Maratón San Blas
  • 1966
    La plena

    La plena

    La plena

    01966HD

    One of the DivEdCo's films that best depicts the history and evolution of another genre of popular music from the coasts and of African origin: the...

    La plena
  • 1951
    Vecinos

    Vecinos

    Vecinos

    01951HD

    Vecinos
  • 1958
    El contemplado: Isla Cordillera

    El contemplado: Isla Cordillera

    El contemplado: Isla Cordillera

    01958HD

    Presents general shots of the central mountain range of Puerto Rico.

    El contemplado: Isla Cordillera