POV - Season 23 Episode 6
Past and present collide as award-winning filmmaker Natalia Almada (Al Otro Lado, POV 2006) brings to life audio recordings she inherited from her grandmother, daughter of Plutarco Elias Calles, a revolutionary general who became Mexico’s president in 1924. In his time, Calles was called El Jefe Maximo (Foremost Chief). Today he is remembered as El Quema-Curas (Priest Burner) and as a dictator who ruled through puppet presidents until his exile in 1936. Airing during the centennial of the Mexican Revolution, El General moves between a daughter’s memories as she grapples with history’s portrayal of her father and the weight of his legacy on Mexico today. Winner of the 2009 Sundance Film Festival U.S. Directing Award: Documentary. A co-production of ITVS in association with Latino Public Broadcasting. A co-presentation with Latino Public Broadcasting. (90:00)
First Air Date : 1988-07-05
Last Air date : 2024-12-30
Runtime : 57 minutes
Genre : Documentary
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Subtitles :
- Season 23 : Episode 12010-04-21
- Season 23 : Episode 22010-06-22
- Season 23 : Episode 32010-06-29
- Season 23 : Episode 42010-07-06
- Season 23 : Episode 52010-07-13
- Season 23 : Episode 62010-07-20
- Season 23 : Episode 72010-07-27
- Season 23 : Episode 82010-08-17
- Season 23 : Episode 92010-08-24
- Season 23 : Episode 102010-08-31
- Season 23 : Episode 112010-09-07
- Season 23 : Episode 122010-09-14
- Season 23 : Episode 132010-09-21
- Season 23 : Episode 142010-10-05
