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¡Las Sandinistas!

LAS SANDINISTAS. uncovers a watershed moment in history when a group of Nicaraguan women shattered barriers to lead rebel troops in battle and reshape their country with landmark social reforms during 1979's Sandinista Revolution ...

Director

Jenny Murray

Year

Genre

documentary, history, war

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N/A

Production

MCRM Productions,ITVS,AlphaDogs

Awards

4 wins & 2 nominations

Homepage

https://www.lassandinistas.com/

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We say that there are
two faces of memory. - ¡Las Sandinistas!

We say that there are two faces of memory.

I tend to associate my life
with certain details, - ¡Las Sandinistas!

I tend to associate my life with certain details,

If I think of coffee with milk, - ¡Las Sandinistas!

If I think of coffee with milk,

I think that takes you
to different parts - ¡Las Sandinistas!

I think that takes you to different parts

In my house I was raised
to do whatever I wanted to do. - ¡Las Sandinistas!

In my house I was raised to do whatever I wanted to do.

It was an environment where
our education was prioritized. - ¡Las Sandinistas!

It was an environment where our education was prioritized.

My father taught us
to handle weapons - ¡Las Sandinistas!

My father taught us to handle weapons

But there are moments of my life - ¡Las Sandinistas!

But there are moments of my life

I mean, there are
certain things, - ¡Las Sandinistas!

I mean, there are certain things,

Dora Maria, the warrior girl, - ¡Las Sandinistas!

Dora Maria, the warrior girl,

We were raised to view people as
our equals, not as beneath us. - ¡Las Sandinistas!

We were raised to view people as our equals, not as beneath ...

My father taught us there were
different classes of people, - ¡Las Sandinistas!

My father taught us there were different classes of people,

We have nothing. No chickens,
nothing. We can't have anything. - ¡Las Sandinistas!

We have nothing. No chickens, nothing. We can't have an...

There was repression,
no freedom, and extreme poverty. - ¡Las Sandinistas!

There was repression, no freedom, and extreme poverty.

The level of poverty includes
malnourishment, disease, - ¡Las Sandinistas!

The level of poverty includes malnourishment, disease,

I was a teacher at a school,
in a poor neighborhood. - ¡Las Sandinistas!

I was a teacher at a school, in a poor neighborhood.

It was common to see kids
fainting or in pain. - ¡Las Sandinistas!

It was common to see kids fainting or in pain.

These kids didn't have
any meal to eat in school. - ¡Las Sandinistas!

These kids didn't have any meal to eat in school.

That made me go from a passive
attitude to an active one. - ¡Las Sandinistas!

That made me go from a passive attitude to an active one.

At that time,
I thought that I could - ¡Las Sandinistas!

At that time, I thought that I could

I hoped for a society with
social justice, without poverty, - ¡Las Sandinistas!

I hoped for a society with social justice, without poverty,

That motivated me
to participate, - ¡Las Sandinistas!

That motivated me to participate,

This repression of Somoza
also came to my house. - ¡Las Sandinistas!

This repression of Somoza also came to my house.

Even my cousin, an 18-year-old
girl. She was pregnant. - ¡Las Sandinistas!

Even my cousin, an 18-year-old girl. She was pregnant.

They murdered her, and cut
her baby out with a bayonet. - ¡Las Sandinistas!

They murdered her, and cut her baby out with a bayonet.

Women's only role was
to stay home and raise kids. - ¡Las Sandinistas!

Women's only role was to stay home and raise kids.

I became a leader of
my high school student movement. - ¡Las Sandinistas!

I became a leader of my high school student movement.

We supported
the National Teachers' - ¡Las Sandinistas!

We supported the National Teachers'

Then there was strong repression
of student protests. - ¡Las Sandinistas!

Then there was strong repression of student protests.

The earthquake was definitely
a breaking point - ¡Las Sandinistas!

The earthquake was definitely a breaking point

Distribution of earthquake aid
was virtually nonexistent. - ¡Las Sandinistas!

Distribution of earthquake aid was virtually nonexistent.

After the earthquake
the repression grew, - ¡Las Sandinistas!

After the earthquake the repression grew,

I got radicalized then, - ¡Las Sandinistas!

I got radicalized then,

For women there was - ¡Las Sandinistas!

For women there was

We couldn't fight it with
civil political mobilization. - ¡Las Sandinistas!

We couldn't fight it with civil political mobilization.

So I slowly reached
the conclusion that - ¡Las Sandinistas!

So I slowly reached the conclusion that

The Sandinista Front (FSLN), - ¡Las Sandinistas!

The Sandinista Front (FSLN),

This just Nicaraguan fight is
for the liberation of humanity. - ¡Las Sandinistas!

This just Nicaraguan fight is for the liberation of humanity...

"Freedom or death" is our call. - ¡Las Sandinistas!

"Freedom or death" is our call.

The main goal of the FSLN
(Sandinista Front) - ¡Las Sandinistas!

The main goal of the FSLN (Sandinista Front)

From women's perspective,
the FSLN's goal - ¡Las Sandinistas!

From women's perspective, the FSLN's goal

I joined the Sandinista Front
in '74. - ¡Las Sandinistas!

I joined the Sandinista Front in '74.

My dream was to make
a difference for women, - ¡Las Sandinistas!

My dream was to make a difference for women,

We are going to fight
this unequal fight, - ¡Las Sandinistas!

We are going to fight this unequal fight,

I had a good relationship
with my parents, - ¡Las Sandinistas!

I had a good relationship with my parents,

So it was difficult for me
to decide to go underground. - ¡Las Sandinistas!

So it was difficult for me to decide to go underground.

My dad used to try to give me
all kinds of advice. - ¡Las Sandinistas!

My dad used to try to give me all kinds of advice.

I feel the time I lived
with my parents was so short. - ¡Las Sandinistas!

I feel the time I lived with my parents was so short.

I wrote them a letter
that they'd receive - ¡Las Sandinistas!

I wrote them a letter that they'd receive

I just left. I knew
that I may not ever return. - ¡Las Sandinistas!

I just left. I knew that I may not ever return.

Suddenly I could only
come out of the house - ¡Las Sandinistas!

Suddenly I could only come out of the house

When I came out
for the first time in daylight, - ¡Las Sandinistas!

When I came out for the first time in daylight,

I would say, "If other women
can do it, why can't I?" - ¡Las Sandinistas!

I would say, "If other women can do it, why can't ...

We were just a group
of poorly-armed kids. - ¡Las Sandinistas!

We were just a group of poorly-armed kids.

We trained whoever didn't know
how to handle weapons. - ¡Las Sandinistas!

We trained whoever didn't know how to handle weapons.

Roger Nuñez, he couldn't close
the correct eye when shooting. - ¡Las Sandinistas!

Roger Nuñez, he couldn't close the correct eye when sho...

He had to use
an eye patch to shoot, - ¡Las Sandinistas!

He had to use an eye patch to shoot,

My ex-husband never imagined
I had grenades, - ¡Las Sandinistas!

My ex-husband never imagined I had grenades,

When he left for work
I took his pistol, - ¡Las Sandinistas!

When he left for work I took his pistol,

In the air, yes.
I was very mischievous. - ¡Las Sandinistas!

In the air, yes. I was very mischievous.

We were making homemade bombs -
Molotov. - ¡Las Sandinistas!

We were making homemade bombs - Molotov.

You don't separate
from that feeling - ¡Las Sandinistas!

You don't separate from that feeling

Life in the main camp
wasn't a fairy tale. - ¡Las Sandinistas!

Life in the main camp wasn't a fairy tale.

Food was a huge problem.
The lack of food was critical. - ¡Las Sandinistas!

Food was a huge problem. The lack of food was critical.

All we ate were wild fruits,
and animals we hunted. - ¡Las Sandinistas!

All we ate were wild fruits, and animals we hunted.

But we always continued
our study schedule, - ¡Las Sandinistas!

But we always continued our study schedule,

When we had
our menstrual periods, - ¡Las Sandinistas!

When we had our menstrual periods,

We just had to go wash in
the river with our clothes on, - ¡Las Sandinistas!

We just had to go wash in the river with our clothes on,

We did it with the most profound
sense of sacrifice, - ¡Las Sandinistas!

We did it with the most profound sense of sacrifice,

There were many deaths of
comrades in different places, - ¡Las Sandinistas!

There were many deaths of comrades in different places,

While I was studying medicine
in Guadalajara, - ¡Las Sandinistas!

While I was studying medicine in Guadalajara,

Somoza's not a normal man. - ¡Las Sandinistas!

Somoza's not a normal man.

When he is murdering his own
people, destroying the cities, - ¡Las Sandinistas!

When he is murdering his own people, destroying the cities,

And Somoza says,
"Nothing happened." - ¡Las Sandinistas!

And Somoza says, "Nothing happened."

Somoza had declared that
the FSLN didn't even exist. - ¡Las Sandinistas!

Somoza had declared that the FSLN didn't even exist.

He thought all the FSLN leaders
were either dead, or in prison. - ¡Las Sandinistas!

He thought all the FSLN leaders were either dead, or in pris...

All of that period was used - ¡Las Sandinistas!

All of that period was used

December 27, 1974. - ¡Las Sandinistas!

December 27, 1974.

The Sandinista Front makes
itself known to the world - ¡Las Sandinistas!

The Sandinista Front makes itself known to the world

We chose
the Castillo House party, - ¡Las Sandinistas!

We chose the Castillo House party,

Because there is in Nicaragua - ¡Las Sandinistas!

Because there is in Nicaragua

We were informed
of the mission's details, - ¡Las Sandinistas!

We were informed of the mission's details,

We were told
to take over two taxis, - ¡Las Sandinistas!

We were told to take over two taxis,

Marcos, Commander "0" was the
first to jump out of the car, - ¡Las Sandinistas!

Marcos, Commander "0" was the first to jump out of...

Castillo came out shooting, and
he shot one of our companeros. - ¡Las Sandinistas!

Castillo came out shooting, and he shot one of our companero...

In the middle of the battle, - ¡Las Sandinistas!

In the middle of the battle,

He tells Somoza
that if they keep shooting, - ¡Las Sandinistas!

He tells Somoza that if they keep shooting,

Somoza accepted.
Although, we didn't get - ¡Las Sandinistas!

Somoza accepted. Although, we didn't get

So we left with 16 prisoners - ¡Las Sandinistas!

So we left with 16 prisoners

By launching this raid,
we broke the silence - ¡Las Sandinistas!

By launching this raid, we broke the silence

¡Las Sandinistas! poster

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LAS SANDINISTAS. uncovers a watershed moment in history when a group of Nicaraguan women shattered barriers to lead rebel troops in battle and reshape their country with landmark social reforms during 1979's Sandinista Revolution ...

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Director: Jenny Murray

Writer: N/A

Production: MCRM Productions,ITVS,AlphaDogs

Genre: documentary, history, war

Year: 2018

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 7.8

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 21 Nov 2018

Awards: 4 wins & 2 nominations

Homepage: https://www.lassandinistas.com/