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El Silencio del topo

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Format:
Video
Contributor:
González, Rafael, film producer.
Taracena, Anaïs, film director, film producer, screen writer.
Garcia, Pedro G., screenwriter.
Calí, Luis, composer (expression).
Language:
English
Spanish
Subjects (All):
Guatemala--Politics and government--1945-1985.
Guatemala.
Guatemala--History--Civil War, 1960-1996.
Barahona, Elías.
Journalists--Guatemala.
Journalists.
Moles (Spies)--Guatemala.
Moles (Spies).
Politics and government.
Genre:
History
Feature films.
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (video file (94 min., 44 sec.) : sound, color
Other Title:
English title: Silence of the mole
Place of Publication:
Guatemala City, Guatemala : Asombro Producciones, [2021]
Language Note:
In Spanish with English subtitles.
System Details:
Digital
video file
Summary:
"Throughout the 1970s, the journalist Elías Barahona, a.k.a. " The Mole", infiltrated the heart of one of the most repressive governments in Guatemala. In seeking to uncover the story of this secretive and unique individual, "The Silence of the Mole", captures the moments when the revelations from the past probes the cracks in the walls of silence that surround this country's hidden history."
"Throughout the 1970s, the journalist Elías Barahona, a.k.a. " The Mole”, infiltrated the heart of one of the most repressive governments in Guatemala. In seeking to uncover the story of this secretive and unique individual, “The Silence of the Mole", captures the moments when the revelations from the past probes the cracks in the walls of silence that surround this country’s hidden history."
Participant:
Includes interviews with and footage of: Elías Barahona, Carlos Obregón, Erwin López, Patricia Barahona, Marco Antonio Alonso, Gustavo Meoño, Ricardo Castro, Guillermo Cacao de Paz.
Credits:
Producers, Rafael González, Anaïs Taracena ; director, Anaïs Taracena ; screenwriters, Anaïs Taracena, Pedro G. García ; music, Luis Calí.
Notes:
Online resource; title from title frame (viewed April 17, 2026).
OCLC:
1400203829
Access Restriction:
Restricted for use by site license

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