Mexican boy : the story of Pablo

Duration: 0:22:13

Genre: Children's | Educational | Ethnographic

Year Published: 1960

Creator: Encyclopaedia Britannica Films

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: Story of a ten-year-old boy earning money to buy a pair of shoes. Scenes of his mountain village illustrate his activities as he goes to school, works, visits the city, and attends the religious festival.Tells the story of Pablo, a little Mexican boy who after earning money to make his wish come true for a pair of shiny black shoes to wear on a pilgrimage to Guadalupe decides to postpone his wish when he realizes his money is needed to buy medicine for his sister who is sick. Pictures scenes of his family's one-room adobe house, his school and church, the village marketplace and the family farm set among scenic mountains. Concludes as Pablo's wish is fulfilled when Pablo's father sells his charro hat to buy the shoes his son wants., A little Mexican boy tells how he worked to make a wish come true and then finds he must choose between having his wish and seeing his family happy. Pablo's story is told in the colorful surrounds of the mountain village where he lives. Tells of Pablo and his family who live in a small mountain village in Mexico. Pictures a one-room adobe house, school and church, market place and farm.

Complete Record: , A little Mexican boy tells how he worked to make a wish come true and then finds he must choose between having his wish and seeing his family happy. Pablo's story is told in the colorful surrounds of the mountain village where he lives. Tells of Pablo and his family who live in a small mountain village in Mexico. Pictures a one-room adobe house, school and church, market place and farm., A little Mexican boy tells how he worked to make a wish come true and then finds he must choose between having his wish and seeing his family happy. Pablo's story is told in the colorful surrounds of the mountain village where he lives. Tells of Pablo and his family who live in a small mountain village in Mexico. Pictures a one-room adobe house, school and church, market place and farm.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.