
Biblioburro, the Donkey Library
2008, Spanish. Directed by Carlos Rendon Zipagauta & Luis Fernando Bohórquez.
This documentary follows the life of a one-of-a-kind man, and his one-of-a-kind library. Luis Soriano is a Colombian schoolteacher who spends weekends taking his donkey, and book collection, to the poverty-ridden towns of Magdalena Province. Facing down drug dealers, dangerous creatures, and overbearing heat, Soriano bravely faces down fear to promote education and literature.
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- 0h 52m
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- Spanish
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Who directed Biblioburro, the Donkey Library?
Biblioburro, the Donkey Library (2008) was directed by Carlos Rendon Zipagauta and Luis Fernando Bohórquez and stars Luis Soriano.