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Tiempos de dictadura
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Wikipedia article
'Tiempos de dictadura' (') is a 2012 Venezuelan documentary film written and directed by , narrated by humorist and politologist Laureano Mrquez. The film focuses on the dictatorship of Marcos Prez Jimnez.
Plot
The documentary narrates the period of the dictatorship of Marcos Prez Jimnez, from the 1948 coup d'tat against President Rmulo Gallegos and the human rights violations committed by the Seguridad Nacional secret police (including censorship, arrests, torture and extrajudicial killings) to the public works and lavish carnivals promoted by the oil boom.
Release
The film was screened in Venezuela on 7 September 2012. Oteyza declared that he was aiming to screen the documentary on 23 January, the anniversary when Prez Jimnez was overthrown, but it was not possible due to the production time.
See also
* 'CAP 2 Intentos'
* 'El pueblo soy yo'
*'Rmulo Resiste'
References
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