Testimonio de un obrero petrolero · 1978
Testimonio de un obrero petrolero (1978) is a Documentary film directed by Jesús Enrique Guédez, starring Manuel Taborda.
Documentary
Overview
Through the testimony of Manuel Taborda, a pioneer of labor organizing in Venezuela’s oil fields, this documentary revisits the experiences of oil workers between 1920 and 1936. Their memories reveal a world marked by corporal punishment, exploitation, racial segregation, and disease, alongside the emergence of collective resistance against the American and British oil companies that controlled the industry and the government that enabled them.
Cast
Manuel Taborda
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What is "Testimonio de un obrero petrolero" about?
Through the testimony of Manuel Taborda, a pioneer of labor organizing in Venezuela’s oil fields, this documentary revisits the experiences of oil workers between 1920 and 1936. Their memories reveal a world marked by corporal punishment, exploitation, racial segregation, and disease, alongside the emergence of collective resistance against the American and British oil companies that controlled the industry and the government that enabled them.
When was "Testimonio de un obrero petrolero" released?
Testimonio de un obrero petrolero was released in 1978.
Who stars in "Testimonio de un obrero petrolero"?
The cast includes Manuel Taborda.
