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.
Testimonio de un obrero petrolero
Budget
Not disclosed
Revenue
Not disclosed
Studio
1 review
Title
Testimonio de un obrero petrolero
Released
Jan 1, 1978
Rated
Not rated
Region of Origin
Venezuela
Original Audio
Spanish
Runtime
34m
Status
Released
Studio
Cronos-Cine
