57 minutes
The Skinny Alejandra (1994)
A conversation between the director of this film, Carmen Castillo and Marcia Merino, AKA La Flaca Alejandra who was one of the collaborators of Pinochet's secret police (the DINA) after being tortured by them. It was Merino who betrayed Castillo, who lost her new born child after being tortured. Almost twenty years later, Carmen Castillo returns to Chile after her exile to film this documentary, during a time in which Marcia Merino, on the court of justice, decided to give the names of her old bosses who worked with her on the DINA.
A conversation between the director of this film, Carmen Castillo and Marcia Merino, AKA La Flaca Alejandra who was one of the collaborators of Pinochet's secret police (the DINA) after being tortured by them. It was Merino who betrayed Castillo, who lost her new born child after being tortured. Almost twenty years later, Carmen Castillo returns to Chile after her exile to film this documentary, during a time in which Marcia Merino, on the court of justice, decided to give the names of her old bosses who worked with her on the DINA.
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Cast
Herself
Carmen Castillo
More about The Skinny Alejandra
Languages
Spanish, French
Release date
15 September 1994
Directors
Guy Girard, Carmen Castillo
Genres
Documentary
TMDB Rating
6.8
Runtime
57 mins
The Skinny Alejandra is a Documentary film directed by Guy Girard and Carmen Castillo and starring Carmen Castillo and Marcia Merino. It has a runtime of 57 minutes and a medium TMDB audience rating of 6.8 from 5 votes.
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