Araya
"Araya" is an old natural salt mine located in a peninsula in northeastern Venezuela which was still, by 1959, being exploited manually five hundred years after its discovery by the Spanish. In images, the life of the "salineros" and their archaic methods of work before their definite disappearance with the arrival of the industrial exploitation.
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Margot Benacerraf Director · Pierre Seghers Writer Guy Bernard Composer
First release May 13, 1959 · Produced in France, Venezuela · Production Caroni Films C.A.
Production
Films de l'Archer
Production
Caroni Films C.A.
Production
France · Venezuela
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Original language
Spanish
Spoken on screen
Spanish
Release dates
France · May 13, 1959
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
Venezuela · August 31, 1959
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