One-Way Ticket (1983)

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 30M

Director : Luis Molina Casanova

Synopsis

Documentary about how the arrival of the railway industry impacted Puerto Rican culture economically, socially, and humanistically during the first half of the 20th century. It includes photos by Jack Delano, among others, and scenarios to reconstruct the experience of what could have been the last trip made by train from San Juan to Ponce in 1953.

Actors

Rey Francisco Quiñones
Rey Francisco Quiñones
Narrator

Crews

Luis Molina Casanova
Luis Molina Casanova
Director
Eneida Molina
Eneida Molina
Writer
Luis Molina Casanova
Luis Molina Casanova
Producer
Marcos Zurinaga
Marcos Zurinaga
Director of Photography
Alfonso Borrell
Alfonso Borrell
Editor
Milton Graña
Milton Graña
Camera Operator
Felipe Borrero
Felipe Borrero
Sound
Félix Rivera
Félix Rivera
Sound
Orlando Cordero
Orlando Cordero
Sound

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