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Balaguer: La herencia del tirano

1998

This documentary chronicles the political turmoil in the Dominican Republic following the 1961 assassination of dictator Rafael Trujillo, through the fraught rise of Joaquín Balaguer and the brief presidency of Juan Bosch. A detailed historical account.

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Part of 10 Essential Films from Dominican Republic

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