The Last Escape
An elderly escape artist fails in his act and is fired from the theater. He and his grandchildren Magela and Pablo then perform magic acts in parks.
From the archive
This video was produced over a three week period by high school students, ages 15-18 in Livingston, Guatemala. They began the project by conducting a survey in their high school about the biggest problems facing young people in their community. Approximately 90% of the students named alcoholism and drug abuse. The video team decided to create a story that dealt with these problems, as well as other issues that were raised in the survey, such as teen pregnancy and the failure to finish school. El Escape is a dramatic story based on actual events. It resembles a soap opera or "telenovela," which is a very popular form of television show in Latin America.
Why this is free to watch
The Last Escape (1990) is hosted by the Internet Archive as a public-domain or openly licensed work, which means its copyright has expired, lapsed, or was released by the rights holder. No signup, no payment and no advertising interrupts playback. Nitrate streams the file directly from the Archive and hosts no video itself.
- Director
- Jorge Manrique
- Starring
- Luis Aguilar, Valentín Trujillo Jr., Roberto 'El Flaco' Guzmán, Valentín Trujillo, Gilberto Trujillo, Rafael Del Toro, Mario Almada, Kate del Castillo
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