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Nuna potosí (2005)

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 28M

Director : José Antonio Guayasamín

Synopsis

In the rich hill of Potosí in Bolivia there is a silver mine that was the largest in the world. It has been exploited since 1546 with the arrival of the Spanish who enslaved the indigenous people to steal the precious metal. To this day, hundreds of meters underground, the indigenous miners continue to exploit the mine in extremely precarious conditions, Martín Cádiz is one of them; hi works in the depths of the hill and desires that his children do not enter these tunnels of hell.

Actors

Crews

José Antonio Guayasamín
José Antonio Guayasamín
Director
José Antonio Guayasamín
José Antonio Guayasamín
Producer
José Antonio Guayasamín
José Antonio Guayasamín
Editor
José Antonio Guayasamín
José Antonio Guayasamín
Writer
Dafne Narváez
Dafne Narváez
Writer
José Antonio Guayasamín
José Antonio Guayasamín
Director of Photography
Felipe Reinoso
Felipe Reinoso
Sound Designer
Ricardo Proaño
Ricardo Proaño
Music

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