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Cast

Óscar Soria

Óscar Soria

Narrator

Crew

Hugo Roncal

Hugo Roncal

Assistant Camera

Aram Boyajian

Aram Boyajian

Production Design

Augusto Roca

Augusto Roca

Sound

Eduardo La Faye

Eduardo La Faye

Writer

Guillermo Butikofer

Guillermo Butikofer

Music

Alberto Perrin

Alberto Perrin

Cinematography

Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada

Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada

Director

Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada

Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada

Producer

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Little Juan Can Read

19540.0 / 1027 min

Overview

Directed by eventual Bolivian president, Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada, who ran the production company of this film, Telecina Ltd. from 1953-1957. Follows a young boy from a Bolivian mountain village who learns to read and supports his community. "Filmed in Warisata, Bolivia, produced by Telecine Limitada, narrated by Oscar Soria, and produced and directed by Gonzalo de Lozada" (US National Archives). Also produced and distributed by the US Information Service.