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Rosaura Revueltas Sánchez
Rosaura Revueltas Sánchez (August 6, 1910 – April 30, 1996) was a Mexican actress of stage and screen whose career was cut short by the entertainment industry blacklist in the 1950s. She is best known for her role in the 1954 film ''Salt of the Earth''. Early life Rosaura Revueltas was born in Lerdo, Durango, Mexico in 1910 According to this obituary, Revueltas claimed that her widely reported birth year of 1910 was incorrect; it was too early by a decade. The mistake seems plausible since, for example, in ''Salt of the Earth'' (1954) she appears to be a woman in her 30s, not her 40s. to the famously artistic Revueltas family and had three brothers who were artists: Silvestre Revueltas, a composer; José Revueltas, a writer; and Fermín Revueltas, a painter. The family moved to Mexico City in 1921 and Rosaura enrolled in the Humboldt School, where she learned German and English. She also studied ballet and acting. After marrying German citizen Frederick Bodenstedt and havin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salt Of The Earth (1954 Film)
''Salt of the Earth'' is a 1954 American film drama written by Michael Wilson, directed by Herbert J. Biberman, and produced by Paul Jarrico. Because all three men were blacklisted by the Hollywood establishment due to their alleged involvement in communist politics,. ''Salt of the Earth'' was one of the first fully independent films made outside of the Hollywood studio system. It was also one of the first motion pictures to advance the feminist social and political point of view. Its plot centers on a long and difficult strike, based on the 1951 strike against the Empire Zinc Company in Grant County, New Mexico. The company is identified as "Delaware Zinc", and the setting is "Zinc Town, New Mexico". The film shows how the miners, the company, and the police react during the strike. Shot in a style influenced by Italian neorealism, and making atmospheric use of New Mexico's landscapes, ''Salt of the Earth'' employed mostly local miners and their families as actors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |