NewsWhore
11-01-2006, 05:30 PM
Journalist Huchi Lora says that "the country is not aware of the reality of the bateyes," and so, today he will begin his expose of the reality of the workers' barracks in the sugar mills. These housing areas are called "bateyes" and often develop their own local government and even reach the status of municipalities. Lora has produced 24 episodes of the documentary. According to El Caribe, the making of the series involved a long period of hard work in the field and some excellent editing. The crude way of life in the bateyes as well as the opinions of men and women whose livelihood depends on the work carried out in the cane fields are all part of the documentary. Ricardo Thorman was the photojournalist, and he was assisted by Rosaly Acosta and Francisco Rodriguez. Some of the music was composed by Lora himself and some is of a more historic nature. The first episode in the series, which is called "Cana y Sudor" (Sugarcane and Sweat) airs today on two programs, El Dia and Medio a Medio on Telesistema 11.
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