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The devil's miner /

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The story of 14 year-old Basilio Vargas and his 12 year-old brother Bernardino as they work in the sixteenth century Bolivian silver mines of Cerro Rico (Potosí). Cerro Rico miners believe that Satan, as represented by hundreds of statues constructed in the mines, determines whether they live or die...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Urban Landscapes Productions, La Mita Loca Film Productions, Provobis (Firm), Latino Public Broadcasting (Firm), First Run/Icarus Films
Other Authors: Vargas, Basilio, Vargas, Bernardino, Davidson, Kief, 1970-, Ladkani, Richard
Format: Video DVD
Language:Spanish
Language Notes:In Spanish with English subtitles.
Subjects:
Vargas, Basilio.
Vargas, Bernardino.
Child labor > Bolivia > Potosí.
Silver miners > Bolivia > Potosí > Social conditions.
Silver mines and mining > Bolivia > Potosí.
Indians of South America > Employment > Bolivia.
Indians of South America > Bolivia > Economic conditions.
Potosí (Bolivia) > Social conditions.
Documentary films.
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Summary:The story of 14 year-old Basilio Vargas and his 12 year-old brother Bernardino as they work in the sixteenth century Bolivian silver mines of Cerro Rico (Potosí). Cerro Rico miners believe that Satan, as represented by hundreds of statues constructed in the mines, determines whether they live or die there.
Item Description:Originally produced as a documentary film in 2005.
Widescreen presentation.
Not rated.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (82 min.) : color, sound ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD.
Production Credits:Film editor, Kief Davidson ; cinematographer, Richard Ladkani ; music, Leonardo Helblum, Andres Solls.