Poster of El brigadista

El brigadista

Plot: The Castro revolution was just consolidating its power when, in 1961, over 100,000 students were sent from their schools into the countryside to teach the peasants there how to read. Coinciding with the Bay of Pigs invasion, in this docudrama, 15-year-old Mario (Salvador Wood) has come to a tiny village in the Zapata swamps and gradually wins the villagers over to his task
Release Date: Monday, January 2 1978
47 years ago
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Portrait of Patricio WoodPatricio Wood. Patricio Wood was 16 in El brigadista as 'El brigadista'.
Birthday: Tue, Jan 31 1961
Portrait of Salvador WoodSalvador Wood. Salvador Wood was 49 in El brigadista
Birthday: Sat, Nov 24 1928
Portrait of René de la CruzRené de la Cruz. René de la Cruz was 46 in El brigadista
Birthday: Sat, Jan 03 1931 –
Died: Tue, Jun 26 2007
Portrait of Adela LegráAdela Legrá. Adela Legrá was >> in El brigadista
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Luis RieloLuis Rielo. Luis Rielo was 44 in El brigadista
Birthday: Mon, Jul 24 1933
Portrait of Javier GonzálezJavier González. Javier González was >> in El brigadista
Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Crew

Portrait of Octavio CortázarOctavio Cortázar. Octavio Cortázar was 42 in El brigadista as 'Director, Writer'
Birthday: Sat, Jan 19 1935 –
Died: Wed, Feb 27 2008
Portrait of Sergio VitierSergio Vitier. Sergio Vitier was >> in El brigadista as 'Music'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday