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The Death of Jaime Roldos (2013)

The Death of Jaime Roldos poster
Original title
La muerte de Jaime Roldós
Directed by
Lisandra Rivera, Manolo Sarmiento
Genre
documentary film
Country
Ecuador, Argentina
Runtime
2h 15m
Rating
8.6 of 10 from 12 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This documentary investigates the 1981 plane crash that killed Ecuadorian President Jaime Roldos, his wife, and others. It examines the official accident ruling and questions whether it was truly an accident.

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What happens

La muerte de Jaime Roldós es un documental ecuatoriano filmado en el año 2013, dirigido por Manolo Sarmiento y Lisandra I. Rivera, acerca de la muerte del presidente Jaime Roldós Aguilera (1979-1981), su esposa Martha Bucaram y varios tripulantes del avión presidencial, ocurrido el domingo 24 de mayo de 1981 en el Cerro de Huairapungo, Provincia de Loja que oficialmente fue declarado por el gobierno como un accidente aéreo. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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