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Ugly History: The El Mozote Murders - Diana Sierra Becerra

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Since the 1800s, a handful of oligarchs had controlled nearly all of El Salvador’s land, forcing laborers to work for almost nothing. But in 1980, farmers and urban workers formed guerrilla groups to overthrow the US-backed dictatorship. These revolutionaries were attacked from every direction, but a group of rebels refused to be silenced. Diana Sierra Becerra shares the story of Radio Venceremos.

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Meet The Creators

Educator
Diana Sierra Becerra
Director
Tomás Pichardo-Espaillat
Narrator
Christina Greer
Animator
Tomás Pichardo-Espaillat
Composer
Cem Misirlioglu
Sound Designer
Cem Misirlioglu
Director of Production
Gerta Xhelo
Producer
Anna Bechtol
Associate Producer
Abdallah Ewis
Editorial Director
Alex Rosenthal
Editorial Producer
Dan Kwartler
Script Editor
Soraya Field Fiorio
Fact-Checker
Jennifer Nam, Charles Wallace

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