Social Inequality In I Am Cuban Movie

Since the start of colonial Latin America, the development of social inequality in certain Latin American countries like Cuba has been dependent on culture, race, ethnicity and mainly through the rich-poor gap. While social inequality can be related to anything dealing with social interactions such as economics, politics, and racial views of society, the 1964 Cuban film, I am Cuba, directed by Mikhail Kalatozov, displays lively examples of how social inequality often causes conflict. The film views USSR’s portrayal of Cuba and consists of four short stories each about the suffering of the Cuban people and inequality of status and income and the gap between the wealthy and the poor is defined. Cuba was controlled by the U.S. supported tyrant Fulgencio

The landowner tells him he must leave the farm and his crops as Pedro raised them on his land. This is similar to when traditional civilizations were able to conquer and control other peoples, creating social divisions in their societies (“slaves,” “barbarians,” etc.). Pedro and his whole family work all of their lives to have their work’s value taken from them. In the “Journal of Contemporary History,” Alejandro de la Fuente writes that “Income differentials by race characterized the whole Cuban economic structure in 1943, from low-paid and largely black activities such as domestic service, to well-paid and largely white activities such as banking.” De la Fuente addresses the problems of racial superiority. This can be seen in Pedro’s case and is why he is filled with hatred towards whoever is taking his crops away from him even though they were on someone else’s land. Pedro sends his children to the town to have fun while he sets everything on fire. Even if you seek to work your life to provide for your children and family in poverty, inequality will still exist and the people with power and money can do anything that they