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basil406
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...And the Earth Did Not Swallow Him (1994)
Impressive study on new immigrants
17 June 2013
I ordered this DVD after reading about it and watching Jose Alcala's performance in Finding the way home, a TV movie that was made in 1991.
Coming out of the hands of Tomás Rivera (1935–1984), son of migrant workers and who worked on the fields, the portrayal couldn't have been better done. It's no wonder the 1971 semi-autobiographical novel won the first Premio Quinto Sol award.
Director Severo Perez has endeavored successfully to preserve the mood and emotions of the Mexican migrants while he was 75 years old.
Playing the role of the boy, Marcos, the main character, Jose Alcala's acting career seems to have ended after this movie which was released in 1995. What happened to this child-actor? He must be in his late 20's or early 30's now.
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