# Washerwoman

Originally filmed in 1956 on 8mm, the film is a compilation of performance excerpts. The first set of works was filmed in close shots from a low angle at stage left; the second set is of wide shots filmed from the center of the auditorium. Close shots include sections of Tropics, Son, Rhumba Cerrada, Bel Congo, Choros #1, Island in the Sun, Washerwomen, Sube Espuma, Veracruzana, Floyd’s Guitar Blues, Flaming Youth, and Finale from Mambo. Wide shots include sections of Tropics, Son, Rhumba Cerrada, Choros #1, Island in the Sun, Washerwomen, Sube Espuma, Shango, Los Indios, Veracruzana, Bolero, Floyd’s Guitar Blues, Flaming Youth, and Finale from Mambo.

- Kind: Documentary
- Genres: Documentary, History
- Archive: [Library of Congress](https://www.loc.gov/item/ihas.200003818/)
- Licence or status: Rights statement at the Library of Congress (as the archive states it)
- Credit: Library of Congress
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

[Watch now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/archive/loc/ihas.200003818?play=1)