Zulay, Facing the 21st Century
1989, English. Directed by Jorge Prelorán & Mabel Prelorán.
Made over a span of eight years, this documentary is structured as a conversation between anthropologist Mabel Prelorán and Zulay Saravino, who has left her Ecuadorian mountain village to explore opportunities in Los Angeles. Working the land and making textiles to sell, Zulay’s industrious family sent all of their daughters to school — at the time an unusual move in Quinchuqui — and raised an intelligent, independent daughter whose literacy, business sense and introduction to the Preloráns led her to try her luck in the States. Devoted to her village, she relates a mesmerizing account of Otavaleñan traditions and reflects on her experiences in the US.
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- English
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- Released
- 1 January 1989
- Country
- Ecuador, United States of America
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Zulay, Facing the 21st Century (1989) was directed by Jorge Prelorán and Mabel Prelorán.