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¡Las Sandinistas!

Then we spent several months doing military trainingin a base that the Cubans had

Then we spent several months doing military training
in a base that the Cubans had

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Then we spent several months
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doing military training in a base that the Cubans had.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
00:28:02
Uploaded
Jun 27, 2025
Genres
documentary, history, war
Production
MCRM Productions,ITVS,AlphaDogs

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Movie Summary

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 ...
We were super well-trained for rural, mountain guerrilla. - ¡Las Sandinistas! 00:07
We were super well-trained for rural, mountain guerrilla.
I learned to handle the most important weapons: - ¡Las Sandinistas! 00:09
I learned to handle the most important weapons:
In combat, I got shot in my left foot. - ¡Las Sandinistas! 00:06
In combat, I got shot in my left foot.
We were halfway down, on the road to Matagalpa. - ¡Las Sandinistas! 00:04
We were halfway down, on the road to Matagalpa.
A vehicle passed ahead of us, then started shooting at us. - ¡Las Sandinistas! 00:06
A vehicle passed ahead of us, then started shooting at us.
And I was put in a room - shackled, and stripped naked. - ¡Las Sandinistas! 00:07
And I was put in a room - shackled, and stripped naked.
And then I was beaten, - ¡Las Sandinistas! 00:06
And then I was beaten,
My female friends were raped. - ¡Las Sandinistas! 00:04
My female friends were raped.
For the whole year I was in prison, - ¡Las Sandinistas! 00:04
For the whole year I was in prison,
There was no critical debate in the FSLN to change that reality. - ¡Las Sandinistas! 00:09
There was no critical debate in the FSLN to change that real...
Women also allow men to be chauvinists, - ¡Las Sandinistas! 00:10
Women also allow men to be chauvinists,
Women's role tended to mimic the Nicaraguan society model, - ¡Las Sandinistas! 00:19
Women's role tended to mimic the Nicaraguan society mod...
Then US President Carter - ¡Las Sandinistas! 00:10
Then US President Carter
Three loans of $40, $50, and $60 million dollars - ¡Las Sandinistas! 00:07
Three loans of $40, $50, and $60 million dollars
To take the National Palace of Managua, - ¡Las Sandinistas! 00:06
To take the National Palace of Managua,
In Nicaraguan history, - ¡Las Sandinistas! 00:09
In Nicaraguan history,
The operation finally took form - ¡Las Sandinistas! 00:05
The operation finally took form
We spent 8 years pitching the Palace operation. - ¡Las Sandinistas! 00:05
We spent 8 years pitching the Palace operation.
The commando was small, 25 people. - ¡Las Sandinistas! 00:05
The commando was small, 25 people.
I was the only woman, - ¡Las Sandinistas! 00:09
I was the only woman,