Testimony: The Maria Guardado Story

(www.mariaguardado.com) Maria Guardado is Salvadoran political refugee, having received political asylum from the United States in 1983, fleeing the U. S. backed civil war in her native El Salvador. Because of her political activity, the Salvadoran death squads had targeted her in 1980. She was tortured and left for dead in the streets. Now living in Los Angeles, Maria reveals how she recovered from her personal horror and she continues her life as a political activist and poet. In March of 2000, Maria returned to El Salvador to participate in the grand March to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the assignation of Archbishop Oscar Romaro. Along the way she returns to her hometown of San Miguel to revisit and reflect on the past. Uploaded with permission from the Writer/Director, Randy Vasquez. See the above website if you would like to provide a venue for a showing to include a forum with Randy and Maria.

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[OzTerri]

she is so brave and strong. i pray that her life has been better from now on, and that she is surviving despite all the crap of her country

[comeoutdancing]

I agree that she is brave and strong. I regret that my government supported her torturers.

[arqvaquerano]

Ella no dio los nombres de sus compas terengos, pero el de ella si bien lo dio alguien, por eso la llegaron a traer, Si era tan peligros en esos tiempos para que se exponian, la biblia dice: El sabio vfe el mal y se aparta.

[barrioseco30]

God bless you Maria Guardado.

[optimisticgrl]

@proper1323 me too! she's amazing!

[jck717]

This poor woman... Her story is horrible.

[00lucy33]

an amazing woman.

[DoNotEnter2009]

If she hadn't been a communist this would never have happened.

[Ayamos2007]

she is my aunt i love her <3

[incognito09incognito]

To the creator Randy Vasquez, this video is utmost compelling. Where is Maria Guardado now and where are all the Mra Guardado? If anyone is out there, please let me how we can stop this from hapening.