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POV S23E6 — El General

POV•Season 23•Episode 6

El General

Jul 20, 201060 min

Past and present collide as award-winning filmmaker Natalia Almada (Al Otro Lado, POV 2006) brings to life audio recordings she inherited from her grandmother, daughter of Plutarco Elias Calles, a revolutionary general who became Mexico’s president in 1924. In his time, Calles was called El

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Episode Summary

"El General" is episode 6 of POV season 23. It aired on July 20, 2010.

Next: E7 · Presumed Guilty Best of Season 23