...And the Earth Did Not Swallow Him
A haunting remembrance of Chicano family life in the 1950s
1995 | 99m | English
Popularity: 0.3 (history)
| Director: | Severo Perez |
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| Writer: | Severo Perez, Tomás Rivera |
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| 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. | |
| Release Date: | May 05, 1995 |
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| Director: | Severo Perez |
| Writer: | Severo Perez, Tomás Rivera |
| Genres: | Drama |
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| Production Companies | American Playhouse, Tierra Voz Producciones (I), KPBS, Kino International |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 30, 2026 Entered: May 03, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Sal Lopez | El Mohado |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Severo Perez | Director, Writer |
| Tomás Rivera | Novel |
| Marcos Loya | Original Music Composer |
| Virgil L. Harper | Director of Photography |
| Howard Heard | Editor |
| Susan Heick | Editor |
| Bob Morones | Casting |
| Armin Ganz | Production Design |
| Russell J. Smith | Art Direction |
| Peter Stolz | Art Direction |
| Norine Joy Francis | Set Decoration |
| Sharon Reed | Set Decoration |
| Yvonne Cervantes | Costume Design |
| John Acevedo | Assistant Director |
| Kirk M. Petruccelli | Art Direction |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Lindsay Law | Executive Producer |
| Bob Morones | Associate Producer |
| Severo Perez | Co-Producer |
| Paul Espinosa | Executive Producer |
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