The Wage
1962 | 62m | Spanish
Popularity: 6 (history)
| Director: | Ciro Durán |
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| Writer: | Ciro Durán |
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| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Jul 22, 1962 |
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| Director: | Ciro Durán |
| Writer: | Ciro Durán |
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| Production Companies | Cinemateca Distrital, Productores Asociados S.A., Maleza Cine, Fundación Patrimonio Fílmico Colombiano |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Dec 23, 2025 Entered: Dec 23, 2025 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Alberto Álvarez | |
| María Escalona | |
| Rafael Briceño | |
| Paco De La Riera | |
| Eduardo Frank | |
| Herman Lejter | |
| Eduardo Mancera | |
| Aníbal Rivero |
| Name | Job |
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| Ciro Durán | Director, Writer |
| Raúl Delgado Millán | Director of Photography |
| Antonio Graciani hijo | Sound |
| José Garrido Cruz | Editor |
| Vladimir Durán | Digital Producer |
| Joyce Ventura | Digital Producer |
| Clara Massot | Digital Producer |
| Teodoro Pérez Peralta | Assistant Director |
| Marina Gil | Script Supervisor |
| Name | Title |
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| Marina Gil | Producer |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
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