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El gallo pelón (1961)
Directed by Amílcar Tirado
Drama · 50m
In the community of Vega Alta, Puerto Rico, the main character, played by the esteemed comedian José Miguel Agrelot, buys a washing machine for his wife. However, the town has no electrical power. The movie’s depiction of the jíbaro as naive and comical created a rift among the DivEdCo personnel, especially its community organizers. It was censored by the government and shelved for many years.
Cast
José Miguel Agrelot
Crew
- Director
- Amílcar Tirado
- Writer
- Pedro Juan Soto
- Editor
- Alfonso Borrell, Ramón Usera
Details
- Release date
- 1961-01-01
- Runtime
- 50m
- Genres
- Drama
- Original language
- ES
- Spoken languages
- Spanish
- Countries
- Puerto Rico
- Production
- Film Unit of the Division of Community Education, Puerto Rico, Divedco