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A journey through the recent and turbulent history of Guatemala through the eyes of the persecuted, narrated by Diego Luna. Stemming from a personal interest stirred by the multiple echoes in Mexico and the rest of the continent, our narrator wonders: What is the purpose of the past? How did Guatemala become, to the amazement of the world and for a few years, a paragon of justice in Latin America? And why did it stop from one moment to the next?

This is the story of a country that, despite the prevalent corruption, managed to get its president to resign, and later prosecuted him and other military and political figures, as well as business owners and drug traffickers –once considered untouchable–, thanks to the collaboration between the Public Prosecutor’s office and the anti-corruption, anti-mafia taskforce provided by the UN: the International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG).

Today, the struggle for justice has reached a premature end. The political, military, and business elites have pressured the government to expel the CICIG, for accusing them of corruption. Those who helped build a new framework for justice are now being exposed and persecuted.

We journey from the present to the past to prove that history is cyclical, that it repeats itself without fail. We probe into the past through the voices of former CICIG members and collaborators, as well as former commissioners, magistrates, politicians, activists, business owners, and members of civil society –many of them persecuted and intimidated–, in order to understand the strategies employed by the powerful elites who have managed to retain control: corruption, murder, genocide, and promises of impunity.

The narrative, permeated by a series of emotions that go from hopefulness to concern, as well as joy and sadness, also takes a peek into Guatemala’s immediate future in order to reflect about what will happen to the sense of hope awakened by such a great experiment in justice.

Narrated by

Diego Luna

Credits

Presented by

La Corriente del Golfo Podcast y Antifaz

  • Producers Miguel Pulido, Diego Luna y Ricardo Giraldo
  • Original idea and advisoryMiguel Pulido y Diego Luna
  • Script and Direction Elvira Liceaga, Andrés Torres Checka y Ricardo Giraldo
  • ResearchCreatura Promotora de Pensamiento Crítico
  • Executive productionGael García Bernal y Paula Amor
  • Production assistantFernando Peña
  • This series featured the participation of: Iván Velásquez, Claudia Paz y Paz, Evelyn, María Alejandra, Amanda, Flor, Dunia, Álvaro Montenegro, Enrique Naveda, Jacobo Dayán, Alejandra Colóm, Lucía Ixchiu, Iduvina Hernández, Juan Francisco Solórzano Foppa, Rodolfo González, Mónica González, Miguel Ángel Gálvez y Jorge Santos.
  • Songs Rebeca Lane
  • Music Leo Heiblum
  • Sound design Matías Barberis
  • Editing and mockups Gabriel Villegas
  • Post production Bias post
  • Recording of interviews in Mexico Andrés Vargas Ruzo y Esteban Hernández Tamés en Sonoro
  • Recording of interviews in Guatemala La casa de producción y Miguel Pulido
  • Interview recording Iván Velásquez and Diego Luna Panoram y Blond Indian Films
  • Archive footage Paola Morales
  • Additional voice Elvira Liceaga
  • Transcripts and historical adviceEvelyn Recinos Contreras
  • Historical advice Anibal Argüello
  • Communication strategy La Corriente del Golfo and Antifaz
  • Dirección La Corriente del Golfo Paula Amor
  • Comunication Fabiola Quintero
  • Graphic design Katia Tort
  • Web programmingDanilo Guardado
  • Accounting and administration of Creatura Promotora de Pensamiento CríticoRolando Lagunes
  • Legal, accounting and administration of La Corriente del GolfoLorena Cándano
  • Extra web material - Research Fernando Peña
  • Extra web material - Advisory Andrés Torres Checka

The sound material for this podcast was provided by:

AFP, Agencia Atlas, Gentevé Canal 29, Casa Blanca Media, EFE, Gobierno de Guatemala, Plaza Pública, Prensa Libre, Radio Nacional TGW, R.T., SkyLight, Telesur, The Voice of America, de su portal voanoticias.com; TN23/TVCHAPIN, Univision Noticias y Willy Barrios.

 

 

THIS PROJECT WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE GENEROUS SUPPORT OF:

We want to thank

Helena Hofbauer, Arturo Aguilar, Ricardo González, Ximena Andión, Rossana Ramírez Dagio, Kyzza Terrazas, Enrique Naveda, Kate Doyle, Anayansi Díaz-Cortés, Pamela Yates, Juliana Saa, Jayro Bustamante, Gustavo Matheu, Rodrigo Guardiola, Tania Ornelas Domínguez, Gabriel Ascencio, Carlos Esteban García, Lucia Arcila, Ezequiel Pinedo León, José Zamora, Tai La Bella Damsky, Totopo, Israel Espinosa, Sergio Silva, Byron Vásquez and to all the people who supported us to make this podcast.

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