Divedco Movie Trailers
Most Popular Divedco Trailers
Total trailers found: 63
Mayo florido Trailer (1956)
01 January 1956
An artistic short on the floral beauty of Puerto Rico set to folk music.
Splendor Trailer (1961)
01 January 1961
It tells the story of a slave rebellion on a sugar plantation in the days leading up to the official abolition of slavery on the island on March 22, 1873.
The One with White Shanks Trailer (1955)
01 January 1955
The blacklisted American documentarian Willard Van Dyke filmed this tale about tobacco workers in the heart of the Puerto Rican countryside.
Parranda campesina Trailer (1958)
01 January 1958
The Cordillera de Puerto Rico is presented while Gala Hernández and his group, together with Juaniquillo, perform melodies as part of a traditional Puerto Rican Christmas party.
El cacique Trailer (1959)
01 January 1959
A dramatization of the way a group of rural people resolve their issues with an authoritarian town leader.
El gallo pelón Trailer (1961)
01 January 1961
In the community of Vega Alta, Puerto Rico, the main character, played by the esteemed comedian José Miguel Agrelot, buys a washing machine for his wife.
Pueblo en acción Trailer (1952)
01 January 1952
Three community projects in Naguabo, Fajardo, and Río Grande.
Pedro Flores Trailer (1960)
01 January 1960
Biographical documentary on the life and work of Pedro Flores, internationally renowned Puerto Rican musician.
El contemplado: Isla Cordillera Trailer (1958)
01 January 1958
Presents general shots of the central mountain range of Puerto Rico.
Intolerance Trailer (1959)
01 January 1959
A melodramatic romance that tells the story of a community that shuns the arrival of a new neighbor.
¿Qué opina la mujer? Trailer (1957)
02 January 1957
The role that women should play in the modern-day Puerto Rican family is discussed. The discussion is dramatized by a rural husband and wife involved in a domestic dispute.
La casa de un amigo Trailer (1963)
01 January 1963
The story of a couple who wish to marry, but have no money to build a house. A neighbor recommends that they go by the community asking for cooperation, getting everyone to contribute.
The Challenge Trailer (1965)
01 January 1965
Tells the story about a boy with a mental handicap. It was conceived as teaching tools to inform parents about the issues that they faced when confronted with the health and well-being of their children and of their right to social services.
A Day in the Life Trailer (1993)
02 January 1993
This film did not make it past the editing process in 1953. It was released four decades later in 1993.
Mensaje de Navidad Trailer (1971)
01 January 1971
The Tuna Estudiantil de Cayey interprets several melodies of popular Christmas music. Special emphasis of typical musical instruments such as guitar, mandolin, güiros, and tambourines are made.
El santero Trailer (1956)
31 December 1956
Zoilo Cajigas y Sotomayor is a carver of wooden models of saints. Don Zoilo is one of Puerto Rico's best-known artisans and was 96 years old at the time of the filming.
Danzas puertorriqueñas Trailer (1956)
01 January 1956
José Raúl Ramírez explains the way an electrical organ works and – more than forty years before he recorded his work – plays a selection of "danzas" on the organ, including "Felices días" by Morel Campos and "Tus caricias" by José Enrique Pedreira.
El yugo Trailer (1959)
01 January 1959
The exploitation of fisherman in Fajardo, Puerto Rico and how the laborers reached their economic independence through operative alliances.
La guitarra (en cinco siglos de música) Trailer (1951)
01 January 1951
Presents the Spanish classical guitarist Regino Sáinz de la Maza, playing classical pieces such as "Preludio ensueño" by Francisco Tárraga.
I, Juan Ponce de León Trailer (1957)
01 January 1957
Details of the life of Juan Ponce de León, founder of the city of San Juan and first governor of Puerto Rico.
La tuna de Comerío Trailer (1964)
01 January 1964
Short musical film in which young Puerto Ricans of the Tuna of Comerío interpret melodies of the Christmas folklore of Puerto Rico.
Los peloteros Trailer (1951)
29 May 1951
A group of kids in a poverty-stricken Puerto Rican rural town need money to purchase baseball uniforms for little league.
The Jug Trailer (1964)
02 January 1964
A cautionary film about what were thought to be rural superstitions and practices in Puerto Rico.
Serenata Trailer (1965)
01 January 1965
A couple in love listens to Roque Navarro and his group interpret several romantic melodies.
Chela Trailer (1965)
01 January 1965
It presents the problem of physically disability through a young crippled and the attitudes of the community towards them.
Nenén of the Moorish Way Trailer (1955)
31 December 1955
A young boy becomes intrigued by one of the characters in his village's celebration of its patron saint.
Pedacito de tierra Trailer (1953)
01 January 1953
It presents of one of the major challenges faced by DivEdCo’s fieldworkers: how to convince the island’s rural farmers of the continued importance of traditional agricultural practices in the face of Puerto Rico’s rapid modernization and industrialization under Operation Bootstrap.
Huracán Trailer (1958)
01 January 1958
Aimed to educate the people, and especially those who lived in the most vulnerable areas, about important safety measures to be taken before, during, and after a storm.
La buena herencia Trailer (1967)
02 January 1967
Meant to inform rural communities about the legacy of the Taínos, the indigenous inhabitants of Puerto Rico, or Borikén, as they called the island.
Milagro en la montaña Trailer (1961)
01 January 1961
The film recreates the miracle of the birth of Jesus in a Puerto Rican field. It begins with the pilgrimage of Mary and Joseph, the birth of Jesus, and the arrival of the Three Kings.
Olas y arenas Trailer (1968)
01 January 1968
Posthumous homage to Sylvia Rexach, considered one of the best composers of popular Spanish music. Her daughter, Sharon Reily Rexach, plays the musical composition "Olas y Arenas".
It Happened in Piedras Blancas Trailer (1960)
01 January 1960
It is the story of a young Puerto Rican government doctor who is assigned to fight schistosomiasis in a rural district and informs Puerto Ricans about the dangers posed by this common disease.
Festival Navideño Trailer (1966)
01 January 1966
Presents several activities in celebration of the traditional Christmas holidays such as the birth of Jesus, peasant parrandas, the traditional roasted pig, and people dancing and singing Puerto Rican décimas.
La ronda incompleta Trailer (1966)
01 January 1966
Documentary on patients of the Instituto Psicopedagógico (Psycho-Pedagogical Institute) of Puerto Rico.
A Voice on the Mountain Trailer (1952)
01 January 1952
Field workers in Puerto Rico want to have a night school.
Geña la de Blas Trailer (1964)
01 January 1964
Geña, Blas' wife, is dedicated solely to housework by her husband's disposition. When Blas suffers an accident and is hospitalized, Geña takes over the coffee harvest.
Get to know its towns: Arecibo Trailer (1952)
01 January 1952
Documentary on the town of Arecibo that presents a historical background and its economic and social development to this date.
Regalo de reyes Trailer (1955)
01 January 1955
The film narrates the story of Kiko, a poor orphan child of rural Puerto Rico, whose dream is for his puppets to come to life and sing cheerful Christmas melodies, this as a gift of the Three Wise Men.
Una gota de sangre Trailer (1963)
01 January 1963
The documentary promotes and demonstrates the process of blood donation and even depicts a cesarean section to convince the public of the urgency to donate blood.
Desde las nubes Trailer (1949)
01 January 1949
The first documentary produced by the Division of Community Education (DivEdCo) featuring modern and experimental audio techniques with aerial shots of Puerto Rico showing its topography, educationally inserting the island within a world-wide historical context and highlighting its agricultural and social landscape.
El puente Trailer (1951)
01 January 1951
The efforts of a community to build a bridge which would allow their children to go school during the rainy season.
Ignacio Trailer (1956)
01 January 1956
Recreates the town meetings which were a staple of the DivEdCo project. True-life residents debate community priorities, in this case the advisability of building parks and roads before dealing with the severe health issues caused by the town’s water supply.
La guardarraya Trailer (1964)
01 January 1964
The location of the dividing line between two farms causes friction between two families.
The Awaited Man Trailer (1964)
01 January 1964
A historic adaptation of the life of José Pablo Morales who fought against an exploitative system of payment to day laborers during the reign of the Spanish governor General Juan de la Pezuela in mid nineteenth century Puerto Rico.
Belén Trailer (1961)
01 January 1961
One of the most characteristic elements in DivEdCo's films was the resolution of conflict through dialogue.
El secreto Trailer (1958)
01 January 1958
Illustrates the dilemma of a sugarcane worker who has a child out of wedlock without his wife’s knowledge.
Fernandito Álvarez y su Trío Vegabajeño Trailer (1965)
01 January 1965
Documentary about some of the most popular songs of this famous Puerto Rican musical trio.
La plena Trailer (1966)
01 January 1966
One of the DivEdCo's films that best depicts the history and evolution of another genre of popular music from the coasts and of African origin: the plena.
Las manos del hombre Trailer (1952)
01 January 1952
Educational documentary which extols the different forms of labor, and its importance to Puerto Rico’s progress.
Modesta Trailer (1956)
28 August 1956
The DivEdCo’s most important attempt to depict women’s rights in the context of modernization processes in Puerto Rico.
Maratón San Blas Trailer (1971)
01 January 1971
Documentary about the annual athletics event held in Coamo, with the participation of the world's best long-distance athletes.
La esperanza Trailer (1964)
01 January 1964
Educates communities about tuberculosis prevention and treatment.
The Roots of Happiness Trailer (1953)
01 January 1953
Dramatizes the case of a family in which the father respects and loves his wife and children, permitting each to develop as an individual, and contrasts this family with one where discord and hostility prevail.
La noche de don Manuel Trailer (1963)
01 January 1963
A generational conflict is reflected in the old-fashioned ideas of the landowner, who imposes himself as a dominant figure in the political activity of the rural communities of Puerto Rico.
When Fathers Forget Trailer (1957)
01 January 1957
A family relationship drama about a strict father who wants to control his son, who in turn leaves his father's house and moves to the city.
Christmas Songs Trailer (1954)
01 January 1954
Leocadio Vizcarrondo and his group perform different Christmas melodies, such as "Alegre Vengo", in La Fortaleza's patio in Old San Juan.
