Divedco Movies

The exploitation of fisherman in Fajardo, Puerto Rico and how the laborers reached their economic independence through operative alliances.

The Cordillera de Puerto Rico is presented while Gala Hernández and his group, together with Juaniquillo, perform melodies as part of a traditional Puerto Rican Christmas party.

The blacklisted American documentarian Willard Van Dyke filmed this tale about tobacco workers in the heart of the Puerto Rican countryside. Heeding their wives’ advice, individuals join forces in a cooperative so they can sell their crop of tobacco leaves at...

Educational documentary which extols the different forms of labor, and its importance to Puerto Rico’s progress.

It tells the story of a slave rebellion on a sugar plantation in the days leading up to the official abolition of slavery on the island on March 22, 1873.

Presents general shots of the central mountain range of Puerto Rico.

Tells the story about a boy with a mental handicap. It was conceived as teaching tools to inform parents about the issues that they faced when confronted with the health and well-being of their children and of their right to social services.

A cautionary film about what were thought to be rural superstitions and practices in Puerto Rico.

One of the most characteristic elements in DivEdCo's films was the resolution of conflict through dialogue. This is the case in Belén, where the protagonist must deal with her father's patriarchal objections to her desire to become a nurse.

It presents of one of the major challenges faced by DivEdCo’s fieldworkers: how to convince the island’s rural farmers of the continued importance of traditional agricultural practices in the face of Puerto Rico’s rapid modernization and industrialization unde...

The Tuna Estudiantil de Cayey interprets several melodies of popular Christmas music. Special emphasis of typical musical instruments such as guitar, mandolin, güiros, and tambourines are made.

An artistic short on the floral beauty of Puerto Rico set to folk music.

Documentary on patients of the Instituto Psicopedagógico (Psycho-Pedagogical Institute) of Puerto Rico.

Posthumous homage to Sylvia Rexach, considered one of the best composers of popular Spanish music. Her daughter, Sharon Reily Rexach, plays the musical composition "Olas y Arenas".

Documentary about some of the most popular songs of this famous Puerto Rican musical trio.

Documentary on the town of Cabo Rojo, proving relevant data on its foundation and the different social and economic activities in which it developed.

Three community projects in Naguabo, Fajardo, and Río Grande.

Leocadio Vizcarrondo and his group perform different Christmas melodies, such as "Alegre Vengo", in La Fortaleza's patio in Old San Juan.

Presents several activities in celebration of the traditional Christmas holidays such as the birth of Jesus, peasant parrandas, the traditional roasted pig, and people dancing and singing Puerto Rican décimas.