[Home movie: Recovering American and Puerto Rican Narratives from the Caribbean, 1993, Miami, Old San Juan, Naguabo]

About this film

Synopsis A home movie from 1993 by Carmen Vázquez with footage of her dogs in Miami and family gatherings. It also documents one of her visits to Puerto Rico, with footage of Old San Juan and Naguabo. Collection description This film (Heydari_0008) is part of the collection Recovering American and Puerto Rican Narratives from the Caribbean . This media belongs mainly to the Vázquez family. Much of the footage was captured by Lt. Col. Juan Vázquez, and his family. He acquired movie and photo cameras during his military career and on the way to the Korean War, where he was a commander with the Korean Military Advisory Group (KMAG). He had also been with the decorated Borinqueneers (65 de Infantería) regiment, and then returned to Puerto Rico. His was one of the first citizen movie cameras on the island. Lt. Col. Vázquez was given the honor of being the translator and liaison for President Franklin Roosevelt when he visited Puerto Rico in the 1930s. There are Army brass and political figures in the material. His son Dennis Vázquez also served in the Army, specifically in Vietnam and he testified in the My Lai trial. Carmen Vázquez is the family historian and has done a good job of arc…

Directors & creators

Carmen Vázquez

Subjects

Al Larvick Fund; Secure Media Transfer; home movies; San Juan (Puerto Rico); Naguabo (Puerto Rico); Miami (Florida); 1990’s; VHS-C; smoking; dogs; pets; streets; family life; colonial cities; Puerto Rican families; restaurants; beaches; museums

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