''Operación Masacre'' () is a 1973

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film co-written and directed by

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and based on the nonfiction book of the same name by

Rodolfo Walsh Rodolfo Jorge Walsh (January 9, 1927 – March 25, 1977) was an Argentine writer and journalist of Irish descent, considered the founder of investigative journalism in Argentina. He is most famous for his '' Open Letter from a Writer to the Milit ...

, who also wrote the script. It stars

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, Walter Vidarte and . It was filmed clandestinely (in hiding) during the self-styled "Argentine Revolution" dictatorship (1966–1973), and finally released on September 27, 1973.

Synopsis

In 1956, one year after the self-styled " Liberating Revolution" dictatorship deposed Argentine president

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in a coup, a civil-military insurrection failed in its attempt to take on the power in the name of

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. In retaliation, in a vacant lot in the city of José León Suárez (

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), several civilians accused of being part of the uprising are illegally shot by the dictatorship. However, seven people manage to survive and tell their story to the world.

Cast

- Berta Figueroa de Carranza * Carlos Carella - Nicolás Carranza * José María Gutiérrez - Norberto Gabino *

- Carlos Lizaso *

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- Police commissioner Rodríguez Moreno *

* Walter Vidarte - Juan Carlos * Zulema Katz - Florinda * Julio Troxler - Himself *

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- Pilar de Di Chiano * Luis Barrón * Miguel Narciso Bruse - Horacio Di Chiano * Fernando "Tacholas" Iglesias - Guard * Fernando Labat - Police commissioner Penas *

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- Lieutenant colonel Desiderio A. Fernández Suárez *

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* Julio Di Palma - Gordo Rodríguez * Pachi Armas - Police officer Shorthand 1 * Hedy Crilla * José Arriola * Luis Barrón * Leonardo Belin * Raúl Bobbio * Sara Bonet * Rodolfo Brindisi - Prisoner * Oscar Calvo * Oscar Canoura * María Cignacco * Hubert Copello *

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- Police officer taking a statement * Héctor Dangelo * Samuel Desse * David Di Napoli * Óscar Ferreiro - Juan Carlos Torres * Mario Fogo * Susana Langan * Modesto López * Luis Martínez Rusconi * Pedro Martínez * Manuel Mendel * Rodolfo Morandi * Edgardo Nervi * Norberto Pagani * Rodolfo Relman * Luis Rondini * Héctor Sajón * Enrique Scope * David Socco * Guillermo Sosa * Pepe Sterrantino * Hugo Álvarez - Francisco Garibotti * Mario Pinasco

References

External links

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