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Death in El Salvador

The killing of documentary maker Christian Poveda represents a sad loss for a region much in need of greater understanding.

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Director, recently slain, talks about filming El Salvador’s gangs

La Vida Loca un film de Christian POVEDA

Photographer and filmmaker Christian Poveda was shot dead in El Salvador Sept. 2, 2009. He spent more than 16 months, every day, with the mara gangs of San Salvador to make the 2009 documentary “La Vida Loca.” This is footage from an interview conducted by the Los Angeles Times’ Deborah Bonello with Poveda a few [...]

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Photographer documents Mara Salvatrucha in prison

The intricate tattoos on the faces, chests, arms and legs of members of the notorious Mara Salvatrucha gangs of Los Angeles and Central America are on display this month in downtown Mexico City.

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