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Rogelio Ponseele

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Rogelio Ponseele

Born May 22, 1939 · Wevelgem, Belgium

Died March 24, 2025 · aged 85

Rogelio Ponseele (1939 – "025) was a Belgian Catholic priest who became widely known in El Salvador for his long pastoral service and his role as a chaplain during the country’s civil war. Originally part of a Belgian mission of priests working with Catholic communities in San Salvador in the early 1970s, Ponseele remained in the country through decades of political violence and social upheaval. F…

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Radio VenceremosRadio Venceremos · 2017
Radio Venceremos
2017
MovieDocumentary
A documentary about Sistema Radio Venceremos, an underground radio network of the anti-government Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN) during the Salvadoran Civil War. The station specialized in ideological propaganda, acerbic commentary, and pointed ridicule of the government. The radio station was founded by Carlos Henríquez Consalvi (Santiago).
La decisión de vencer (Los primeros frutos)La decisión de vencer (Los primeros frutos) · 1981
La decisión de vencer (Los primeros frutos)
1981
MovieDocumentary
Filmed by Guillermo Escalón in July 1981, it shows daily life in territories under guerrilla control in the Francisco Sánchez Northeastern Front, Department of Morazán,
Sembrando la esperanzaSembrando la esperanza · 1983
Sembrando la esperanza
1983
MovieDocumentary
The title refers to the legacy of Archbishop Oscar Romero who was assassinated in his cathedral in March 1980.

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