“There is an active political struggle not only over the meaning of memory itself. The space of memory is thus an arena of political struggle that is frequently conceived in terms of a struggle 'against oblivion': remember so as not to repeat.”

--Elizabeth Jelin, State Repression and the Labors of Memory.

This project is a journalistic endeavor and does not pretend to be an intellectual design like other works of history, anthropology, or sociology. Nevertheless, I hope it becomes a source for future investigations. I owe special thanks to all the Salvadorans who shared their stories with me, despite the difficulties of remembering a painful past, and without whom this project would not have been possible.

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Interviews and Production: Sofía Jarrín-Thomas

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Photos: Special thanks to Equipo Maíz, Susan Meiselas, Iván Montesinos, and Steve Cagan.

Music: Inti Illimani, "Tonada Triste" and Tata Inti, "Lágrimas de Charango."