In part 2 of a special episode, the LMC welcome back Jorge Cuellar to discuss how the fascist shadow of former Salvadoran assemblyman Roberto D’aubuisson still haunts El Salvador in more recent times. Jorge Cuellar is an assistant professor of Latin American, Latino, and Caribbean studies @ Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire.
August 5th, 2022: Marighella
On a special film review episode, the LMC speaks with Brazilian film producer Talize Sayegh and Afro-Diaspora International Film Festival cofounder Diarah N’Daw-Spech on the new Brazilian film, Marighella, and the challenges of Brazilian films breaking into the American market.
July 29th, 2022: The Condor Trials
Decades after the inception of Operation Condor throughout South America, the LMC spends the hour with Dr Francesca Lessa on transational repression under the guise of Operation Condor and the continued pursuit for justice years later. Dr Francesca Lessa is the author of, “The Condor Trials: Transnational Repression And Human Rights In South America.”