The Wage (1962)
1h 2m
Running Time
July 22, 1962Release Date
Plot.
In the Colombian-Venezuelan Andes, a peasant works the land under exploitative conditions to ensure the survival of his family. His son is ill, his wife is pregnant, and he himself reproduces the violence that surrounds him. With no money for medical treatment, one night he gets drunk and is arrested. In jail, in a burst of fury, he rebels against the town's political boss in the only way he can. La Paga was a pioneering work of social and political cinema in Latin America, released the same year as Barravento, Glauber Rocha’s debut feature, and anticipating movements such as Third Cinema. Influenced by Italian Neorealism and Soviet cinema in its aesthetics, forms, and ideological approach, the film uses the archetypal representation of characters and the social and economic forces they embody. Based on the director’s childhood observations in his hometown, La Paga denounces the exploitation of the rural peasantry.
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Cast & Crew.

Alberto Álvarez

María Escalona

Rafael Briceño

Paco De La Riera

Eduardo Frank

Herman Letjer
Actor

Herman Lejter

Eduardo Mancera

Aníbal Rivero

Ciro Durán
Director / Writer

Raúl Delgado Millán
Director of Photography

Antonio Graciani hijo
Sound

José Garrido Cruz
Editor

Marina Gil
Producer / Script Supervisor

Vladimir Durán
Digital Producer

Joyce Ventura
Digital Producer

Clara Massot
Digital Producer

Teodoro Pérez Peralta
Assistant Director
Details.
Release DateJuly 22, 1962
Original NameLa paga
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 2m
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