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Topic: Film "El santero" (1956). Role: Meticulous television and film archivist.
- Type
- Film
- Year
- 1956
- Release date
- Dec 31, 1956
- Genres
- Documentary
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Topic: Film "El santero" (1956).
Role: Meticulous television and film archivist.
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Title: El santero.
Year: 1956.
Release Date: 12/31/1956 (PR).
Genre: Documentary / Short / Educational film.
Duration: 26m.
Director: Amilcar Tirado.
Cast: Antonio Torres Martino.
Subject: Zoilo Cajigas y Sotomayor, a carver of wooden models of saints (santero).
Subject Details: Don Zoilo is one of Puerto Rico's best-known artisans. He was 96 years old at the time of filming.
Content: Shows the elaborate process behind his craftsmanship, the skills of an old santero, the dignity of his work, and the spiritual need of carving saints with devotion and strong religious belief. It is an ethnographic window into Puerto Rican rural traditions and religious practices.
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El santero is a feature film with a runtime of 110 minutes. It was released in 1956.
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