I love this video, and I’m proud of my Puerto Rican heritage, my grandfather used to work on the sugarcane fields With his machete from sun up to sundown to provide for his family. My father also worked on fields as well, putting himself through college and finally graduating with a Law degree, Being appointed a district judge in 1962, at a young age of 27 in San Juan by then governor Luis Muñoz Marín. Those were hard days but so full of hopes!!!

Fast forward 70 years and selling Puerto Rico as a paradise hasn't changed very much. I have to watch this film from a United States-Puerto Rican political-historical evolution standpoint. Of course, I'm not from the same generation and the film is a vacation promotion. If you know a bit about content generation, the story begins about this unique place in the Caribbean called Puerto Rico. Take note that the details the narrator goes into the history is about Spain invasion (not USA) and the fortress is a safe paradise to play golf. In the present, you can fly kite and walk the field with the family. Story goes by telling continental-americans that puertorrican are also americans. Settling again it is safe to visit Puerto Rico. Up to minutes 4:42 the story was about vacation paradise. Next, it’s talks about the life of local worker and the profit in sugar and pineapple annually. Also, the horse racetrack sport. This segment is up until minutes 7:47 and here is two key fact that is bothering me. * For one, when you done watching the film, I still don’t understand how this segment fit in a promotional vacation. * For second, peoples who know the harsh life style of the 50s knows that working the agricultural field wasn’t easy. From the standpoint of video production, those kids in minutes 5:19 (eating pineapple) and 5:59 (sugar cane) were set up to give the impression to viewers _that is_ (in context of that timeframe) the typical local lifestyle and that they were happy working the field. Looks at how close up were the shots. If you don’t believe the fields was harsh, get back at the crossfade transition in minutes 5:26. A foreman walks in first plane from right to left and in the right hands carry a whip. With the way the film portrait the segment, simply reaffirm my belief that Puerto Rico is an international money laundering for the mainland benefits and the reason why United States of America keep us as _territory_ . The rest of the film perhaps showcase the limits where travelers can enjoy the cities, like the beaches of Luquillo. Notice the difference in landscape in the 50s and nowadays. Also, the type of activities it was suggested you could do like being pulled by a car while sliding on smooth water. Which, of course, that’s unthinkable… and the government agencies should pay attention?

This bring tears to my eyes, que dios bendiga mi isla

God bless my beautiful 💖💖 And my people💓 my parents worked hard to make all of our dreams come true. We are strong hard workers and definitely United in our love for the island and our heritage Viva Puerto Rico forever😘😘😍

Love Puerto Rico, brings tears to my eyes , I'm from Dominican Republic living in L.A. California but when living with my parents used to go there every year for a month staying with close relatives , remember going Caribe Hilton to the beach for an entire day and getting very sun burned .

The airliner taxing in at 2:55 is an Eastern Airlines, Douglas DC-4, "Skymaster" (probably converted from an ex-military Douglas C-54).

Interesting to see the beaches and green scenery which is now buildings and resorts

I was born on that beautiful island. Im a proud puerto Rican living in the United States. #Manhattan nyc #Bronx nyc

Bello pais al cual se le va robando el alma poco a poco/Falta alzar la frente y decidir su destino/sea el que sea/

God Bless my Island and my Beautiful People, God Bless God Bless God Bless♡☆☆♡Gracias Dios Por Tus Bendisiones♡☆☆♡

Beautiful and very informative video!

Beautiful Puerto Rico.

ESOS TIEMPOS NO SE PUEDEN COMPARAR CON LOS DE AHORA EN ESOS TIEMPOS SE PODIA DORMIR CON LAS PUERTAS ABIERTAS NO AVIA MADAD QUE BELLO SERIA QUE HOY DIA FUERA COMO LOS DE ANTE

In 1917 Puerto Ricans became U.S. citizens and cannon fodder for the U.S. military.

VIVO EN PUERTO RICO Y AMO MI BELLA ISLA. EL EMBLEMA DICE;; ""LA ISLA DEL ENCANTO Y DEL CORDERO"" Y EL CORDERO REPRESENTA A **J-E-S-U-S** DIOS BENDIGA A PUERTO RICO Y DIOS BENDIGA A CAYEY.🌴🍀🌺🌴🍀🌷🌴🍀🌴🌹🌴🌿🌸🌴🍀🌼🌴

Didn't knew that people used to play golf in el morro?

Viva!

I love Carl Dudley so much. He was good promoting touristic destinations.

My beautiful island. My mother lived through all that. ❤Puerto Rico.

esto es tan NASTY, no entiendo como la gente ve esto y se ponen con lo de "Ah the good old days" si claro. Los dias que nosotros eramos 2nd class citizens and nuestra isla solo era buena para entrener a los americanos. Y lo peor es que esta ocurriendo denuevo. Los ricos americanos nos quieren usar como un tax haven. La isla que ya esta to jodía y nos vienen a joder mas.

VIEJOS RECUERDOS NUESTRA FAM. LA VIVIO SALUDOS FAM.

Beautiful video! Small island full of working and good hearted people who give a hand to those aliens who arrive in need.

Wao can't be better than that!

we still giving Columbus credit for discovering PR?

The only solution to reclaim the dignity and equality of the Puerto Rican people is to return home 🇪🇸➡️🇪🇺… La única solución para reclamar la dignidad e igualdad del pueblo Puertorriqueño es volver a casa 🇪🇸➡️🇪🇺 #adelantereunificacionistas #reunificacionistas

Que Dios bendiga esta isla. La niña de los ojos de dios.

Ver este vídeo me trae mucho recuerdos bonitos de mi infancia pero veo también trae mucho dolor porque es obvio el aprovechamiento del americano sobre nosotros

GOD BLESS MY SO BEAUTYFULL ISLAND.❤❤❤💖💖💖😍🥰

Free my people

Raul julia is once 10 year old in puerto rico in 1950

Obviously this is a marketing film for PR tourism…. The truth is PR in the 50’s there was a lot of poverty….

🙏🏼❤️🙏🏼

Looking at this video i don't like what Puerto Rico has become,to see that once was a well substain island to see that we had agriculture, sugar crops ect,to see tourisim on the island trains aroud the island industries old san juan city on its peak peoples values pride culture and now too see everything gone so sad😞

You hear this guy!??SMH

PUERTO RICO USA.

Esto parece que fue producido por la compania de turismo, vendiendo una imagen para atraer al turista norteamericano! y esta bien hecho!

My country is still in a Colonial free Puerto Rico 🇵🇷.

How much l would like to live in dose years when so much morality and values and decent people existed and they where the once to make this island so reach by working very hard.

Paradise Island and. Good and Beautiful people but suffering of really bad government . God Bless Puerto Rico

Google to learn about Puerto Rico history.thanks.

Notice the African influences in the faces of the Puerto Rican Farmer, versus the white faces in the Metropolitan areas.

Fallout: Puerto Rico

The narrator make me want to Play Fallout🤷🏽❤️

El error que Puerto Rico cometió fue sacar la marina. Estados Unidos como forma de venganza ya nos abandonó por decirlo así.

Almost not even more palm 🌴 trees now days but Concrete

It was declaring PR’s citizen because the actual government at the time e signed a pact where all the crops and everything else the Island produce it would first go to the USA and then back to PR ( paying double the products) , also PR’s couldn’t sell /buy from other countries unless USA tariff were impose first….PR have been asking to become the 51rst State for decades but it’s been denied with all kind if EXCUSES by the American country. I guess Ucrania will be the 51rst State then…..

Google to learn about Puerto Rico history , thanks

It is crazy how the happy people portraied in this film are not puertorican at all or represent the mayority of the people of Puerto Rico. Stop romantizing the colonization of our people and our land. Poverty was extreme those days, as it is now. The USA has only caused misery, inequity and more poverty, plus millions of puertoricans have been exhiled from our island because it is to difficult to have quality of life here (PR). There a more puertorricans living outside of PR, than there are insodebthe island. We have the capacity to creat a better future without USA intervention.

We had it all and lost it... At least Ricky Martin, Draco and other millionaires got famous and filthy rich from promoting Americans from leaving the island and promoting independence... Pathetic...

Me acuerdo que en ese tiempo en aquella palma real yo cagaba un clase Mojón que eso no tenía nombre la gente pasaban y yo empujando como un perro pitbull y gritaba como un gato beyaco mojao queriendo entrar en la casa bajo un aguacero de temporada huracán y con los OJOS😳🤯 BOTAO PÁ FUERA COMO VACA🐴 CAGONA... ayyy diooos aquellos tiempos eran mejor que ahora ...las cagaderas que yo y la gente formaban eran mucho con demasiao!

it came from this to twerking tourist and gang controlled drug areas.