Teatro Paraguas is pleased to present a screening of Salt of the Earth, which focuses on the incredible story of the 1951 strike by the Mexican-American miners and their wives against the Empire Zinc mine in Bayard, New Mexico. The 15-month strike by Local 890 of the International Mine, Mill, and Smelter Workers Union was the first successful mine strike in U.S. history. When the mining company invoked the Taft-Hartley Act to make it illegal for the miners to strike, their wives and mothers took over the picket line.

Donations from the screening of Salt of the Earth will be used to defray costs of the upcoming Teatro Paraguas production, "Esperanza."

Credits: 

Written by Michael Wilson 
Directed by Herbert J. Biberman

Dates and Times: 

Sunday, February 8, 2026 at 2:00 PM

Admission: 

Free Screening, Donations Very Welcome

Venue: Teatro Paraguas (Main space) @ 3205 Calle Marie, Santa Fe, NM

Website: https://www.teatroparaguasnm.org/teatro-paraguas

For More Information, Contact: teatroparaguas@gmail.com or Call: 505-424-1601