Javier Elorriaga

Birth : 1961-05-13,

History

Javier Elorriaga Berdeque is a Mexican journalist who was alleged to have joined the EZLN revolutionary movement in Chiapas, Mexico, in the 1980s, taking the nom de guerre Vicente.

Movies

Zapatista
Zapatista
Himself - National Coordinator, FZLN
"Zapatista" is the definitive look at the uprising in Chiapas. It is the story of a Mayan peasant rebellion armed with sticks and their word against a first world military. It is the story of a global movement that has fought 175,000 federal troops to a stand still and transformed Mexican and international political culture forever.
A Place Called Chiapas
A Place Called Chiapas
Himself
In 1994, the Zapatista National Liberation Army, made up of impoverished Mayan Indians from the state of Chiapas, took over five towns and 500 ranches in southern Mexico. The government deployed its troops and at least 145 people died in the ensuing battle. Filmmaker Nettie Wild travelled to the country's jungle canyons to film the elusive and fragile life of this uprising.