Film

10 Years of Taking the Sky by Storm 1991

11 min Documentary

Produced by the Radio Venceremos System, chronicles the first decade of the guerrilla broadcaster that became a crucial communication tool for the FMLN during El Salvador’s civil war. Through archival footage, radio transmissions, testimonies, and scenes of daily life in liberated zones, the film traces the station’s military, political, and cultural role, from reporting on combat operations and peasant struggles to fostering literacy, music, and international solidarity. The documentary portrays Radio Venceremos not only as a strategic instrument of war, but as a symbol of resistance, collective organization, and revolutionary memory.

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Cast

  • Mercedes del Carmen Letona as Self
  • Carlos Henríquez-Consalvi as Self
  • Joaquín Villalobos as Self
  • Roberto d'Aubuisson as Self
  • José Napoleón Duarte as Self
  • Alfredo Cristiani as Self

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