Argentinian DNA
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Argentinian DNA: More than a Game. Exploring Argentina's passion for football
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Argentinian DNA: Immigrants of Argentina. In search of a better life in Argentina
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Argentinian DNA: The Fracture. Argentina’s violent past feeds left-right political battle
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Argentinian DNA: A Different Argentina. Rural Argentina, land of cowboy rodeos, tap-dancing and big barbecues
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Argentinian DNA: Music of the Downtrodden . Seeking comfort in Cumbian rhythms
Argentinian DNA: The Fracture. Argentina’s violent past feeds left-right political battle
Argentinians show the same unconditional loyalty to their political leaders as they do to their football teams. On one side are fans of the Kirchners, Néstor and later his widow Cristina, who governed Argentina from 2003-2015. The leftist power couple had promised to champion the poor in the tradition of the country's legendary president, Juan Peron.
On the other side are supporters of the present president, Mauricio Macri, who replaced them. The centre-right leader was elected on a platform demanding fiscal responsibility to fix Argentina's economic crises. The antagonism between the two camps often goes beyond class-consciousness and devolves into deep-seated hatred.
This divide, known as The Fracture, is a legacy of the violence between Marxist guerrillas and the military dictatorship that ruled Argentina from 1976 to 1983. RTD correspondent Francisco Guaita hears the stories of some of the victims of that period. There's a grandmother who launched the Plaza di Mayo protest to recover babies kidnapped by the junta.
You'll also meet the grown son of disappeared leftist militants, who is now torn between his adoptive parents and his new-found granny. The son of an anti-Marxist Catholic describes how he witnessed his father's assassination. These voices want to be heard.
