Guerrilla & the Hope: Lucio Cabanas

Teacher-turned-guerrilla leader Lucio Cabanas was beloved by the poor of South Mexico, scorned by his government, and clandestinely watched by U.S. covert agencies. In a 7-year campaign of robberies, kidnappings, and shootouts, Cabanas, acquired a mystique reminiscent of Emiliano Zapata and Pancho Villa. Ruthlessly gunned down in 1974 by the Mexican army, Cabanas is remembered fondly. THE GUERRILLA & THE HOPE celebrates the life of Cabanas. Testimonies from former guerrilla fighters, companions,