Roque Dalton, Let's Shoot the Night!
Original Title: “Roque Dalton, ¡fusilemos la noche!”
Overview
Roque Dalton was the Bertolt Brecht of Central America. His political struggle against the Salvadorian dictatorships brought him into jail various times. He became throughout Latin America a symbol for the fight against social injustice and helped establish one of his country's first guerrilla organizations.
Top Cast
Roque Dalton
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José Napoleón Rodríguez Ruíz
Self
Aída Cañas de Dalton
Self
Eduardo Badía Serra
Self
Roberto Fernández Retamar
Self
Eraclio Zepeda
Self
Míriam Chichay
Self
Carlos Jurado
Self
Henry Ruíz
Self

Ernesto Cardenal
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Eduardo Galeano
Self
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