Portrait of Teresa

ID #: 
626
Color or BW: 
N/A
Description: 
Portrait of Teresa: is the second film in the CUBAN CINEMA series and is perhaps the most controversial, film yet from Cuba. Teresa, vividly portrayed by Daisy Granados, is a housewife and mother who works in a textile factory. Her involvement in political and cultural groups incurs the displeasure of her husband, who expects her to be waiting with a hot meal when he comes home at night.
Keywords: 
20th century, Cuba, factories, gender, industrialism, socialism, textiles, womens history
Volume: 
copy 2 of 2