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Salt of the Earth

  • March 1954
  • 1hr

    34mins

  • Drama
  • History
  • Directed by

    Herbert J. Biberman,

    Starring

    Rosaura Revueltas,

    Juan Chacón,

    Will Geer,

    David Bauer

    ...

    At New Mexico's Empire Zinc mine, Mexican-American workers protest the unsafe work conditions and unequal wages compared to their Anglo counterparts. Ramon Quintero helps organize the strike, but he is shown to be a hypocrite by treating his pregnant wife, Esperanza, with a similar unfairness. When an injunction stops the men from protesting, however, the gender roles are reversed, and women find themselves on the picket lines while the men stay at home.