Magnicides

Magnicides is a series of historical and investigative fiction that reveals the background of some of the most violent and significant political assassinations in Latin American history.

In each episode, a creative team investigates the assassination of a relevant figure of the last 300 years, such as Tupac Amaru, Emiliano Zapata, Che Guevara, Salvador Allende, and Marielle Franco, seeking to understand the context in which it occurs and the reasons behind it, while they build a series of fictional stagings in which they explore the profile of each figure and recreate the key circumstances that led to their death.

Why were these characters so relevant? Why do they remain so? Why were their ideals and their struggles dangerous? And for whom?

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The Magnicides collection includes the following titles:

Magnicides, Ep. 01 -Tupac Amaru

Documentary, Series Argentina
Tupac Amaru sought peace with Spanish authorities amid abuses against Indians, but his execution failed to end the rebellion he inspired.

Magnicides, Ep. 02 - Bartolina Sisa

Documentary, Series Argentina
Bartolina Sisa, "Queen of the Inca," organized guerrilla battalions against Spain, but was betrayed and sentenced to hanging and dismemberment.

Magnicides, Ep. 03 - Manuel Dorrego

Documentary, Series Argentina
A military leader, Manuel Dorrego was a prominent Federalist. His execution intensified Argentina's civil conflicts between Federalists and Unitarians.

Magnicides, Ep. 04 - Emiliano Zapata

Documentary, Series Argentina
A key leader of the Mexican Revolution, Emiliano Zapata symbolized peasant resistance but was betrayed and assassinated, ending the uprising.

Magnicides, Ep. 05 - Juan José Valle

Documentary, Series Argentina
Peronist officer Juan José Valle led a 1956 uprising against Aramburu's dictatorship but was captured and executed in a massacre.

Magnicides, Ep. 06 - Ernesto Che Guevara

Documentary, Series Argentina
Che Guevara was a key figure in the Cuban Revolution. Captured in Bolivia and executed, he remains a global icon of resistance and anti-imperialism

Magnicides, Ep. 07 - Salvador Allende

Documentary, Series Argentina
Salvador Allende was the Chile's first elected Marxist president. He died resisting General Pinochet's military coup under unclear circumstances.

Magnicides, Ep. 08 - Marielle Franco

Documentary, Series Argentina
Brazilian politician, feminist, and human rights activist Marielle Franco remains a symbol of resistance, a voice for those representation excludes.