Yo me recuerdo (I remember)

Duration: 13

Year Published: 1978

Creator: A. Rubio

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: sound

Description: Dramatizes through allegorical re-enactments the life of a shoeshine boy in a Mexican barrio in Tuscon. He moves among the bars and hotels, shining shoes and watching the drunks and prostitutes. In school, he develops a passion for art but gets little support to pursue it. He helps his Spanish-speaking family with money earned on the street. The boy reconsiders his goals as he recovers from a drinking bout.