At New Mexico's Empire Zinc mine, Mexican-American workers protest the unsafe work conditions and unequal wages compared to their Anglo counterparts. Ramon Quintero helps organize the strike, but he is shown to be a hypocrite by treating his pregnant wife, Esperanza, with a similar unfairness. When an injunction stops the men from protesting, however, the gender roles are reversed, and women find themselves on the picket lines while the men stay at home.
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Cast
Rosaura Revueltas Esperanza Quintero
Juan Chacón Ramon Quintero
Will Geer Sheriff
David Bauer Barton Mervin Williams Hartwell
David Sarvis Alexander
Clinton Jencks Frank Barnes
Virginia Jencks Ruth Barnes
Henrietta Williams Teresa Vidal
Ernesto Velázquez Charley Vidal
Ángela Sánchez Consuelo Ruiz
Joe T. Morales Sal Ruiz
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