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Interview with Luis Antonio Cardona Galindo

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Title

Interview with Luis Antonio Cardona Galindo

Description

Journalist Luis Cardona Galindo tells the story of his kidnapping in Juarez as well as enlisting his efforts as one of the founders of Diario 19, a small organization dedicated to the protection of Journalists. Cardona describes how he was kidnapped and taken to a hill where he was beaten constantly and how he thought of his death. Cardona asserts that his story is typical of kidnappings and violence towards journalists and others in Mexico.

El periodista Luis Cardona relata la historia de su secuestro en Juárez y sus recientes esfuerzos como fundador de Diario 19, una pequeña organización dedicada a la protección de periodistas. Cardona fue secuestrado y llevado a una colina donde fue constantemente golpeado, lo que lo llevó a contemplar su muerte. Cardona asegura que su historia es la de un caso más, típico y común, de secuestro y violencia hacia periodistas y otros en México.

Creator

Cardona Galindo, Luis Antonio

Gonzalez de Bustamante, Celeste

Source

Celeste Gonzalez de Bustamante and Jeannine E. Relly Oral History Collection (MS 533)

Date

2014-03-25

Relation

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Transcribed interview with Luis Antonio Cardona Galindo

Format

mp3

Language

Spanish

Type

Sound

Coverage

Mexico City, Mexico

Sound Item Type Metadata

Original Format

mp3

Duration

1:11:19

Citation

Cardona Galindo, Luis Antonio and Gonzalez de Bustamante, Celeste , “Interview with Luis Antonio Cardona Galindo,” Special Collections Online Exhibits, accessed April 25, 2024, https://exhibits.lib.arizona.edu/items/show/183.