The devil's miner /

The devil's miner /

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The story of 14 year-old Basilio Vargas and his 12 year-old brother Bernardino as they work in the sixteenth century Bolivian silver mines of Cerro Rico (Potosí). Cerro Rico miners believe that Satan, as represented by hundreds of statues constructed in the mines, determines whether they live or die...

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Corporate Authors: Urban Landscapes Productions, La Mita Loca Film Productions, Provobis (Firm), Latino Public Broadcasting (Firm), First Run/Icarus Films
Other Authors: Vargas, Basilio, Vargas, Bernardino, Davidson, Kief, 1970-, Ladkani, Richard
Format: Video DVD
Language:Spanish
Subjects:
Vargas, Basilio.
Vargas, Bernardino.
Child labor > Bolivia > Potosí.
Silver miners > Bolivia > Potosí > Social conditions.
Silver mines and mining > Bolivia > Potosí.
Indians of South America > Employment > Bolivia.
Indians of South America > Bolivia > Economic conditions.
Potosí (Bolivia) > Social conditions.
Documentary films.
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The Devil's Miner.
Published 2005
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