I have spent my life in the mines : an autobiography of a Bolivian miner
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Through the autobiographical account of Juan Rojas, a second generation miner, and his wife, this film investigates the way of life in the Bolivian mines. A few scenes are dramatizations, but most are documentary and show the insides of the mines and the Indians' way of life. Rojas worked in the mines from 1934 to 1971.
Credits
Loe (roy); June C. Nash; Juan Rojas
Complete catalog record
Alternate title: Title on disc label: I spent my life in the mines | Autobiography of a Bolivian miner
Original source: Based on the book, I have spent my life in the mines, by Juan Rojas and June Nash. | Originally produced as a 16mm film in 1976.
Release: New York : Cinema Guild, [2006?]
Physical description: 1 videodisc (40 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. | plastic | 4 3/4 in. | polychrome | video file | DVD video
Subjects: Mineral industries -- Bolivia | Miners -- Bolivia | Mineral industries | Miners | Bolivia | Rojas, Juan, 1926-
Country: Bolivia
Language note: Narrated in English, with some Spanish sections with English subtitles.
Related works: Rojas, Juan, 1926- He agotado mi vida en la mina.
Original source: Based on the book, I have spent my life in the mines, by Juan Rojas and June Nash. | Originally produced as a 16mm film in 1976.
Release: New York : Cinema Guild, [2006?]
Physical description: 1 videodisc (40 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. | plastic | 4 3/4 in. | polychrome | video file | DVD video
Subjects: Mineral industries -- Bolivia | Miners -- Bolivia | Mineral industries | Miners | Bolivia | Rojas, Juan, 1926-
Country: Bolivia
Language note: Narrated in English, with some Spanish sections with English subtitles.
Related works: Rojas, Juan, 1926- He agotado mi vida en la mina.
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Sources
- UCLA Library Catalog · record ↗ — title, creator, length, format, color, sound, genre, description, credits, catalog record
Record added 2026-11-08 20:56:09