...And the Earth Did Not Swallow Him

A haunting remembrance of Chicano family life in the 1950s

Overview

Twelve-year-old Mexican-American Marcos (Jose Alcala) recalls the hardships of the previous year, reflecting on the arduous trek his migrant-worker family made from Texas to the Midwest during harvest season. Along the way, Marcos learns plenty about the harsh realities of bigotry and the power of family in America of the 1950s. The coming-of-age Chicano drama is based on Tomas Rivera's semiautobiographical 1971 novella.

Key Crew

Top Cast

Jose Alcala

Marcos

Rose Portillo

Florentina

Art Bonilla

Lalo

Marco Rodríguez

Joaquin

Lupe Ontiveros

Doña Rosa

Daniel Valdez

Bartolo

Evelyn Guerrero

Lupita

Sam Vlahos

Don Cleto

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