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

There was repression,no freedom, and extreme poverty

There was repression,
no freedom, and extreme poverty

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There was repression, no freedom, and extreme poverty.
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5 seconds
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Timestamp in Movie
00:06:02
Uploaded
Jun 27, 2025
Genres
documentary, history, war
Production
MCRM Productions,ITVS,AlphaDogs

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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 ...
The level of poverty includes malnourishment, disease, - ¡Las Sandinistas! 00:06
The level of poverty includes malnourishment, disease,
I was a teacher at a school, in a poor neighborhood. - ¡Las Sandinistas! 00:05
I was a teacher at a school, in a poor neighborhood.
It was common to see kids fainting or in pain. - ¡Las Sandinistas! 00:05
It was common to see kids fainting or in pain.
These kids didn't have any meal to eat in school. - ¡Las Sandinistas! 00:04
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! 00:08
That made me go from a passive attitude to an active one.
At that time, I thought that I could - ¡Las Sandinistas! 00:07
At that time, I thought that I could
I hoped for a society with social justice, without poverty, - ¡Las Sandinistas! 00:11
I hoped for a society with social justice, without poverty,
That motivated me to participate, - ¡Las Sandinistas! 00:06
That motivated me to participate,
This repression of Somoza also came to my house. - ¡Las Sandinistas! 00:06
This repression of Somoza also came to my house.
Even my cousin, an 18-year-old girl. She was pregnant. - ¡Las Sandinistas! 00:04
Even my cousin, an 18-year-old girl. She was pregnant.
They murdered her, and cut her baby out with a bayonet. - ¡Las Sandinistas! 00:04
They murdered her, and cut her baby out with a bayonet.
Women's only role was to stay home and raise kids. - ¡Las Sandinistas! 00:06
Women's only role was to stay home and raise kids.
I became a leader of my high school student movement. - ¡Las Sandinistas! 00:08
I became a leader of my high school student movement.
We supported the National Teachers' - ¡Las Sandinistas! 00:09
We supported the National Teachers'
Then there was strong repression of student protests. - ¡Las Sandinistas! 00:05
Then there was strong repression of student protests.
The earthquake was definitely a breaking point - ¡Las Sandinistas! 00:07
The earthquake was definitely a breaking point
Distribution of earthquake aid was virtually nonexistent. - ¡Las Sandinistas! 00:04
Distribution of earthquake aid was virtually nonexistent.
After the earthquake the repression grew, - ¡Las Sandinistas! 00:06
After the earthquake the repression grew,
I got radicalized then, - ¡Las Sandinistas! 00:10
I got radicalized then,
For women there was - ¡Las Sandinistas! 00:09
For women there was