Salt of the Earth 1954

Synopsis

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.

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Cast

• Rosaura Revueltas Esperanza Quintero
• Juan Chacón Ramon Quintero
• Will Geer Sheriff
• David Bauer Barton
• Mervin Williams Hartwell
• David Sarvis Alexander
• Clinton Jencks Frank Barnes
• Virginia Jencks Ruth Barnes
• Henrietta Williams Teresa Vidal
• Ernesto Velázquez Charley Vidal

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