POV - Season 23 Episode 6 El General
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)
- Title: POV
- Year: 2023
- Genre: Documentary
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- Studio: PBS
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- Runtime: 60 minutes
- IMDb: 6.80 / 10 by 10 users
- Popularity: 21.269
- First Air Date: Jul 05, 1988
- Last Air date: Sep 04, 2023
- Season: 36 Season
- Episode: 433 Episode
- Language: English
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