Operación Masacre (transl. "Operation Massacre") is a 1973 historical drama film co-written and directed by Jorge Cedrón and based on the nonfiction book of the same name by Rodolfo Walsh, who also wrote the script. It stars Norma Aleandro, Víctor Laplace, Ana María Picchio, Walter Vidarte and Julio Troxler. It was filmed clandestinely (in hiding) from 1970 to 1972, during the self-styled "Argentine Revolution" dictatorship (1966–1973), and released when democracy was reinstalled in the country, especifically on September 27, 1973.
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Synopsis
In 1956, one year after the self-styled "Liberating Revolution" dictatorship deposed Argentine president Juan Perón in a coup, a civil-military insurrection failed in its attempt to take on the power in the name of peronism. In retaliation, in a vacant lot in the city of José León Suárez (province of Buenos Aires), several civilians accused of being part of the uprising are illegally shot by the dictatorship. However, seven people manage to survive and tell their story to the world.
Cast
Norma Aleandro - Berta Figueroa de Carranza
Carlos Carella - Nicolás Carranza
José María Gutiérrez - Norberto Gabino
Víctor Laplace - Carlos Lizaso
Raúl Parini - Police commissioner Rodríguez Moreno
Ana María Picchio
Walter Vidarte - Juan Carlos
Zulema Katz - Florinda
Julio Troxler - Himself
Blanca Lagrotta - Pilar de Di Chiano
Luis Barrón
Miguel Narciso Bruse - Horacio Di Chiano
Fernando "Tacholas" Iglesias - Guard
Fernando Labat - Police commissioner Penas
Carlos Antón
Jorge de la Riestra - Lieutenant colonel Desiderio A. Fernández Suárez
Enrique Alonso
Julio Di Palma - Gordo Rodríguez
Pachi Armas - Police officer Shorthand 1
Hedy Crilla
José Arriola
Luis Barrón
Leonardo Belin
Raúl Bobbio
Sara Bonet
Rodolfo Brindisi - Prisoner
Oscar Calvo
Oscar Canoura
María Cignacco
Hubert Copello
Martín Coria - Police officer taking a statement
Héctor Dangelo
Samuel Desse
David Di Napoli
Óscar Ferreiro - Juan Carlos Torres
Mario Fogo
Susana Langan
Modesto López
Luis Martínez Rusconi
Pedro Martínez
Manuel Mendel
Rodolfo Morandi
Edgardo Nervi
Norberto Pagani
Rodolfo Relman
Luis Rondini
Héctor Sajón
Enrique Scope
David Socco
Guillermo Sosa
Pepe Sterrantino
Hugo Álvarez - Francisco Garibotti
Mario Pinasco