(Manos a la obra: The Story of Operation Bootstrap)

Content: 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.

Countries:

United States of America,

Puerto Rico

Genres:

Documentary

Runtime:

59 minutes

Year:

1983

Directors:

Pedro A. Rivera

Production companies:

Centro de Estudios Puertorriqueños

Actors:

Narrator

Self (Archive Footage)

Self

Self

Self

Crews:

Director of Photography

Director

Director

Producer

Production Illustrator