PUERTO RICO: PARADISE INVADED

PUERTO RICO: PARADISE INVADED

    Price: $99.95

    Code: 1602

    Examines the history and present-day reality of Puerto Rico, including the history and the contemporary relationship between the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the U.S.; the impact of industrialization on the island's economy, ecology and social life; economic exile and life in New York City; and the history of the Puerto Rican independence movement.

    Directed by Affonso Beato
    1977, 30 minutes
    Spanish dialog with English subtitles
    Purchase: $99.95 Classroom Rental: $55

    "...a fine junior high or high school classroom resource, especially for countering the distortions of Puerto Rican history contained in most U.S. textbooks."--Council on Interracial Books for Children Bulletin


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