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"Forbidden Stories of Pulgarcito" is a powerful documentary produced by FAPU, an organization within El Salvador's National Resistance and part of the FMLN. Filmed in late 1979 and early 1980, it powerfully documents the Salvadoran people's struggle against their military government. The film features firsthand accounts from key people involved in the conflict that led to a devastating twelve-year civil war. This war resulted in 75,000 deaths and over a million people being displaced in a country of just five million. The documentary’s narrative is strengthened by the fact that the United States provided substantial financial aid to the Salvadoran military during this time, sending $1 million daily. "Forbidden Stories of Pulgarcito" is an important historical record and a stark reminder of the human cost of conflict and political upheaval.