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10 Years of Taking the Sky by Storm

1991 • 0h11m Documentary

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Produced by the Radio Venceremos System, chronicles the first decade of the guerrilla broadcaster that became a crucial communication tool for the FMLN during El Salvador’s civil war. Through archival footage, radio transmissions, testimonies, and scenes of daily life in liberated zones, the film traces the station’s military, political, and cultural role, from reporting on combat operations and peasant struggles to fostering literacy, music, and international solidarity. The documentary portrays Radio Venceremos not only as a strategic instrument of war, but as a symbol of resistance, collective organization, and revolutionary memory.

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Director

Sistema Radio Venceremos

Cast

Mercedes del Carmen Letona

Carlos Henríquez-Consalvi

Joaquín Villalobos

Release date

1/1/1991

Status

Released

Origin country

SV