El General
Episode 6 · 2010-07-20
- Documentary
Episode overview
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)
60 minutes
Season 23 episodes
1. Food, Inc.2010-04-21
2. William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe2010-06-22
3. The Beaches of Agnès2010-06-29
4. Promised Land2010-07-06
5. Good Fortune2010-07-13
6. El General2010-07-20
7. Presumed Guilty2010-07-27
8. Salt2010-08-17
9. The Edge of Dreaming2010-08-24
10. Wo Ai Ni (I Love You) Mommy2010-08-31
11. Off and Running2010-09-07
12. In the Matter of Cha Jung Hee2010-09-14
13. The Oath2010-09-21
14. The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers2010-10-05
