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Christian Poveda, “la Vida Loca” director, killed in El Salvador

Christian Poveda, “la Vida Loca” director, killed in El Salvador

| September 2, 2009 | Comments (1)

Reports have surfaced that French photographer and director Christian Poveda has been shot and killed in El Salvador, possibly by the gangs that his recently released documentary “La Vida Loca (the Crazy Life)” focused on. Reuters reports: Suspected Salvadorean gang members killed French filmmaker Christian Poveda, whose 2008 film “La Vida Loca” crudely depicts the [...]

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Video: ‘La Vida Loca’ captures daily reality of El Salvador’s gangs, or maras

Video: ‘La Vida Loca’ captures daily reality of El Salvador’s gangs, or maras

| April 10, 2009 | Comments (2)

“La Vida Loca” reflects a depressing and hopeless reality. The documentary follows some of the members of ”la dieciocho,” the so-called 18th Street gang in a poor San Salvador neighborhood.

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