The film reproduces the historical moment when Cipriano Castro, then president of Venezuela, proclaimed: "The insolent plant of the foreigner has desecrated the sacred soil of the fatherland!" While the coasts were invaded by imperial forces in 1902.
Venezuela, the mid-nineteenth century. The polarization between liberals and conservatives marked the political agenda. Inequalities of colonial society kept farmers and slaves under the yoke of the oligarchy. Ezequiel Zamora mobilized by deep ideals of liberty is leading a fight to try to erase social inequalities and distribute land equitably.
Crónica de los sucesos acaecidos en Venezuela el 27 de febrero de 1989, conocidos como "El Caracazo". Una protesta contra el aumento del precio de los pasajes en la Terminal de Guarenas enciende la chispa de una rebelión popular que llega hasta Caracas y provoca una sangrienta oleada represiva de parte del gobierno de Carlos A. Pérez que cobra centenares de víctimas. Mara Caparigua, testigo de los acontecimientos, rememora aquellas dolorosas jornadas. (Filmoteca Zoowoman)
