Maestra
2012•34m•Released
DocumentaryHistory
Cuba, 1961: 250,000 volunteers taught 700,000 people to read and write in one year. 100,000 of the teachers were under 18 years old. Over half were women. MAESTRA explores this story through the personal testimonies of the young women who went out to teach literacy in rural communities across the island - and found themselves deeply transformed in the process.
Director
Catherine Murphy
Writer
Eve Goldberg
Languages
Spanish
Studio
The Literacy Project
Production
Company
The Literacy Project
Producer
Catherine Murphy
Producer
Ruben Carreño
Producer
Susan Sillins
Producer
Suzanne Thompson
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