Manos a la Obra: The Story of Operation Bootstrap
59 mins
This documentary analyzes the origins of the Puerto Rican economic development plan of the 1960’s, better known as Manos a la Obra (or Operation Bootstrap). The film examines this economic plan within the framework of Puerto Rican society, with special emphasis on the mass migration of Puerto Ricans to the mainland.
Ilka Tanya Payán
Narrator
Alicia Weber
Director of Photography
Pedro A. Rivera
Director
Susan Zeig
Director
Pedro A. Rivera
Producer
Susan Zeig
Producer
Pedro A. Rivera
Writer
Susan Zeig
Editor
Lucille Rhodes
Sound Editor
Lorenzo Homar
Production Illustrator
Rick Dior
Sound Mixer
Joe Ritter
First Assistant Camera
Wilfredo Echevarria
First Assistant Camera
Pedro Bonilla
First Assistant Camera
Frank Host
Additional Editing
Lucille Rhodes
Editorial Services
James Gaffney
Animation
José Yglesias
Other
Susan Zeig
Director of Photography
Jaime Barrios
Sound
Jaime Barrios
Executive Producer