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General Videla Part 1: The Skinny One and the Witch

In 1925, Jorge Rafael Videla is born in Argentina: a country at a crossroads.

Argentina. The story of a gaunt, hawkish man who earned the nickname 鈥渢he Hitler of the Pampa鈥. A man whose awkward bearing belied his capacity for cruelty. A dictator who literally stole the children of his prisoners. In 1925, Jorge Rafael Videla is born into a country at a crossroads. But no one can imagine just how deeply he will impact Argentina over the next 87 years鈥

A Noiser production, written by John Bartlett.

Many thanks to Edward Brudney, Robert Cox, Marguerite Feitlowitz, Francesca Lessa, Ernesto Sem谩n.

This is Part 1 of 4.

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58 minutes