El Salvador: The People Will Win (1980) Timeline Explained – Every Event in Order

Release, runtime and language

1980 · 80 mins · Spanish

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Directed by

Diego de la Texera

Starring

Carlos Álvarez, Valentín Hernández, Álvaro, Haroldo, Chema

Chronicles El Salvador’s struggle and revolutionary history, tracing events from the Spanish conquest and colonial era through the 1980s insurgency, as seen through the eyes of a Puerto Rican filmmaker deeply embedded in the conflict. It captures FMLN guerrillas marching from Monte Alzaco, the symbolic heart of Salvadoran resistance.