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Mexican Boy - The Story Of Pablo (1961)

1961 · Short film · 21 min

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Synopsis

A little Mexican boy tells how he worked to make a wish come true and then finds he must choose between having his wish and seeing his family happy. Pablo's story is told in the colorful surrounds of the mountain village where he lives. Tells of Pablo and his family who live in a small mountain village in Mexico. Pictures a one-room adobe house, school and church, market place and farm.

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Running time
21 minutes
Collection
Ephemeral Films

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★★★★ · Got to get those cha cha heels. · Spuzz · 2017-04-21

Surprisingly depressing film about a poor mexican boy who wants a new pair of shoes, so he works in the hot coffee fields, washes gringos cars to get the coinage he needs. When he does get it, he gives it to his mother to buy medicine for his sick sister. Dad saves the day though, by selling a heirloom hat to get his son his damn shoes. I'm presuming the larger questions this brings up today goes far beyond what the filmmakers intended.

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