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1509: Operación Victoria (2011)

1509: Operación Victoria poster
Directed by
Judith Vélez
Genre
documentary film
Country
Peru
Runtime
1h
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This documentary tells the true story of how Peruvian intelligence agents captured Abimael Guzman, the leader of the Shining Path rebel group. It features interviews with the officers who carried out the operation and includes dramatic recreations of the events.

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What happens

1509 Operación Victoria es un documental peruano que narra por primera vez, la verdadera historia detrás de la captura del líder del PCP Sendero Luminoso, Abimael Guzmán Reynoso por parte de los integrantes del Grupo Especial de Inteligencia (GEIN). El documental dirigido y escrito por la directora peruana Judith Vélez,​ tuvo su estreno como parte de la Selección Oficial Documental en el Festival de Cine de Lima PUCP 2011. Adquirido por Discovery Channel, se emitió en 2012​ para conmemorar el 20.º aniversario de la captura. Producido en 2010 por Bliss Producciones, el documental incluye la participación de oficiales del GEIN, como el coronel (RE) Benedicto Jiménez y el general (RE) Marco Miyashiro, así como los agentes PNP (RE) Ana Cecilia Garzón, alias “Gaviota” , y el coronel PNP Julio Becerra, alias “Ardilla”,​ quienes intervinieron en la casa donde se escondía Guzmán. También presenta dramatizaciones sobre la época.​ (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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