La Ciudad

AKA:

The City

Release Date:

Sep 13, 1998

Running Time:

1:28

Genre:

Drama

Director:

David Riker

Cast:

Fernando Reyes	Man
Marcos Martinez Garcia	Man
Moises Garcia	Man
Anthony Rivera	The Boy
Cipriano Garcia	Francisco, the Young Man
Leticia Herrera	Maria, the Young Woman
Jose Rabelo	The Father
Stephanie Viruet	Dulce, the Daughter
Silvia Goiz	Anna, the Seamstress
Antonio Peralta	The Photographer

Producers:

Robin Alper , Andrew J. Hurwitz , Doug Mankoff , Paul S. Mezey , David Riker

Writers:

David Riker

Language:

English

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My Family/Mi Familia

Someone Else's America

The American Tapestry

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Los Jornaleros

Man Push Cart

Padre Nuestro

Four gritty stories chronicle the Latino immigrant experience in New York City. In the first, desperate day laborers risk their lives working in unsafe conditions for low pay. Then, newcomer Francisco gets a respite from loneliness when he meets a kindhearted woman. Next, homeless puppeteer Luis battles bureaucracy to register his daughter for school. Finally, garment worker Ana struggles for the paycheck that could save her sick daughter's life.

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