Nueba Yol is a film about
a man named Balbuena. He immigrated from Santo Domingo to
New York. In my interview I am trying to find out
information on Balbuenas immigration story. What his
experience was, and how he reacted. Q. What did people
tell you about New York? A. They said money was
flying around in the streets and that people didn't even pay
attention to it. They said New York was paradise. Q. Who helped you
get your passport? A. Fellito my friend got
me my passport. Q. With whom did
you plan to stay? A. I was going to stay at
my cousins house. Q. Were you happy
that you were going to New York? A. Yes, I was happy and
excited because, I was moving to the rich land. Q. With whom did
you travel to New York? A. I traveled to New York
With my friend Fellito. Q. Did you have a
wife? A. Yes, but Natalia died.
She drowned. Q. Did you have any
children? A. No, but my wife was
pregnant when she died. Q. How long were
you with Natalia before she died? A. We were together for
three years. Q. When you first
arrived did you get a job? A. Not right away. I had
trouble at first finding any job. Then I worked in a Mexican
restaurant. Q. Did you have any
kind of problems? A. Well I moved out of my
cousins house because, I felt uncomfortable there. I had to
find myself a new place to stay. Q. With whom did
you move in? A. I moved into a house
with an old lady who was renting out her rooms Q. What kind of
reaction did you get from people who were already in New
York? A. They say, that they
didn't understand why people liked New York so
much. Q. Did you ever get
to accomplish anything in New York? A. Yes, I helped the
owner of the restaurant I worked in. I gave him a loan of
five thousand dollars and he gave me partnership in the
business, but that was trouble. Q. What do you mean
by saying that it was trouble? A. I was robbed for the
money I was getting from the business. I was also shot for
this reason. Q. Did you meet
anyone special in New York? A. I met a lady, that I
enjoy being with. Her name is Nancy. Q. Did you regret
moving to New York? A. No, because this is
where I met Nancy at, But New York was not what I
expected. Q. Do you enjoy
living back at Santo Domingo? A. Yes, I moved back, and
got married with Nancy. Now I will continue to live a happy
life. In my interview I
obtained valuable information on Balbuenas immigration
story. I learned that not everyone that comes to the U.S.
decides to stay. Balbuena preferred to live in Santo
Domingo. I think that the message of this story was that
sometimes people are better off in the country they were
from. By Juan Pitre