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.
Cast
Crew
Pedro A. Rivera
Director, Writer, Producer
Susan Zeig
Director, Editor, Director of Photography, Producer
Jean Carlomusto
Assistant Editor
Frank Host
Additional Editing
Alicia Weber
Director of Photography
Jaime Barrios
Executive Producer, Sound
Wilfredo Echevarria
First Assistant Camera
Pedro Bonilla
First Assistant Camera
Joe Ritter
First Assistant Camera
James Gaffney
Animation
Lucille Rhodes
Sound Editor, Editorial Services
Rick Dior
Sound Mixer
Pamela Yates
Sound
Lorenzo Homar
Production Illustrator
José Yglesias
Other