Las fotos de mi tata Mario Roa
Subtitle: Costa Rica (1936-1946)
Contributors: Roa Gutiérrez, Floria, writer of preface; Chaverri Álvarez, Alejandra, writer of introduction
Edition: Primera edición.
Publisher: Editorial Tecnológica de Costa Rica
Published: 2017
Place of publication: Cartago
Language: spa; eng
Number of pages: 229
ISBN-13: 9789977663739
Subjects: Photojournalism; Pictorial works; Social conditions; Photograph collections; Photographers
Other titles: Fotos de mi tata Mario Roa.; Fotos de mi tata Mario Roa. English.
Description: The book presents a small sample of the photographs taken by Mario Roa during his early years of photojournalism. As an independent press photographer, he traveled all over the country searching for stories of national interest. The archive of Mario Roa is a visual chronicle of life in Costa Rica. The negatives constitute a modern history of Costa Rica illustrating official and diplomatic events, news, sports, protests, entertainment, and the changing political parties.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.

In Spanish and English.
Table of contents: title: Prefacio / Floria Roa Gutiérrez; title: Introducción / Alejandra Chaverri Álvarez; title: People = Gentes; title: Daily Life = Lo cotidiano; title: Jobs = Oficios; title: Poverty and social assistance institutions = La pobreza y organizaciones de ayuda social; title: End of the year festivities = Festividades del fin de año; title: Preface / Floria Roa Gutiérrez; title: Introduction / Alejandra Chaverri Álvarez.