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Maestra (2012)
Maestra, a must see film!
Maestra is a wonderful film based on the 1961 Cuban Literacy campaign where thousands of young people left the comfort of their homes for the first time & answered the call to teach others in the countryside how to read & write. This film focuses on the stories of women who reflect on this time in their lives with great pride & joy.
The film has wonderful footage from that time in history, the uniforms, the photos, the pencils & paper, maestras or brigadistas with their host family, the smiles. The interviews in the film are with many amazing women who went to the country side in their teen years & they tell wonderful stories of how their parents reacted when they wanted to take off on this adventure, about how it was to work in the fields during the day & teach at night, about the immense joy in teaching someone to read & write, the stories are heartwarming & often very funny!
You will learn a lot about Cuban history in this film as well as learn about the U.S & C.I.A's failed invasion under the Kennedy administration "The Bay of Pigs"
Last but not least the music in this film is amazing! All in all it is a very positive & educational piece of work that will inspire people to know that anything is possible with dedication & often the most fulfilling thing in life is sharing something of yourself with others & in turn learning from them as well. Go see it! Maestra!!!