HECHOS 1996 {EVENTS 1996} {PT. 1 OF 2} {SPANISH} (TV)
Summary
The first of two programs on this tape. The first part
of a two-part year-in-review program, hosted by Javier
Alatorre, covering the main national and international
events of 1996. Alatorre begins the program with a
brief summary of the topics that will be covered and a
montage of images from the year. The first report
briefly covers the mistreatment of Mexican immigrants
in the U.S., showing some footage of U.S. police beating
a group of men and women caught driving across the
border. The next segment covers a number of stories,
including the following: improvements in the treatment
of HIV and AIDS continue although the prognosis remains
bleak; six atomic explosions were carried out in the
South Pacific by France causing protests in that
country, forcing President Jacques Chirac to cancel
further testing. After two years of Ernesto Zedillo's
government, the economic numbers have improved, but
there appears to be little improvement in the quality of
life of the people. The president has been on many
trips to meet with international leaders, including one
meeting with Pope John Paul II. In the 1996 Summer
Olympics in Atlanta, Mexican Fernando Segura won the
bronze medal in the marathon, although the national
soccer team lost to an African team. The games were
marked by a bomb explosion on one of the stages, causing
one death and over 100 injuries. In Rwanda, a clash
between the army and guerrilla fighters left over one
million dead. The next segment returns to domestic
news, covering a series of climatic changes that caused
first drought, nearly ruining crops and killing animals
in the north of the country, and then heavy rains and
hurricanes, which caused some flooding and destruction.
In Iraq, the U.S. attacked strategic points after Saddam
Hussein seemed to be disobeying the borders set after
the Gulf War. In Mexico, the abbot Guillermo
Schulenburg resigned from his position in the Church due
to the pressure put on him after his declarations that
the Virgin of Guadalupe did not really exist. Political
reforms attempted by the government created tension
between the different parties, while in the governing
party some PRI members resigned and others were
appointed. Laida Sansores, whose family included
several past PRI representatives, switched to the PRD;
Dante Delgado, former governor of the state of Veracruz,
resigned after the scandal over an illegal appropriation
of 400 million pesos; further developments emerged in
the case of Raul Salinas de Gotari (the ex-president's
brother), already serving time for the murder of
political opponent Jose Francisco Ruiz Massieu. The
following stories are also briefly covered: a group of
students were attacked and killed in a camping trip;
Bill Clinton was reelected in the U.S. after defeating
challenger Bob Dole; the Oscar went to Mel Gibson for
best director for "Braveheart," Nicholas Cage for best
actor, Susan Sarandon for best actress, and a Mexican,
Emanuel Lubeski, was nominated for best photography.
Another segment briefly covers the following news
items: a protest in Madrid, Spain, with thousands of
sheep on the streets; Boris Yeltsin's bad health. The
following domestic stories are also reviewed: the
second anniversary of the killing of a group of farmers
in the Mexican state of Guerrero; the existence of the
Revolutionary Popular Group (EPR) and their unknown
political intentions; a train crash that caused ten
deaths and forty injuries; an oil spill of more than 100
thousand liters on March 14; the crash between two
helicopters in Mexico City on March 18; the explosion on
June 10 of an oil factory, also in Mexico City; the
death of fourteen soldiers in the desert in Baja
California due to the heat, while doing routine
training. In Guatemala, a soccer game was the site of a
fraudulent act in which false tickets were sold; when
the spectators tried to enter the stadium by force, over
500 were crushed to death by the crowds. In England,
Prince Charles and Princess Diana were officially
divorced. Back in Mexico, a tribute celebrating poet
Jaime Sabines featured the poet sitting and reading his
poetry late into the night in the Beaux Arts Palace.
Colombian President Ernesto Samper, suspended after
being accused of financing his political campaign with
money from drug traffickers, returned after this
suspension was lifted. Host Javier Alatorre concludes
the first part of this special annual program, to be
continued the following day. Includes commercials.
Continues with T:71627.
(This program is in Spanish.)
The acquisition and cataloging of this program was made
possible by TV Azteca, 2002.
Details
- NETWORK: TV Azteca (Mexico)
- DATE: November 30, 1995
- RUNNING TIME: 0:46:19
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T:71626
- GENRE: News
- SUBJECT HEADING: International Collection - Spanish - Zone 3 - Mexico; Mexico - Year in review 1996
- SERIES RUN: TV Azteca 13 (Mexico) - TV, 1996
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV - Commercials - Alpura Yogurt
- TV - Commercials - Avantel MCI (telephone company)
- TV - Commercials - Banco Santander Mexicano
- TV - Commercials - Corona Beer
- TV - Commercials - Elektra stores
- TV - Commercials - Luna Limon's album "Amame"
- TV - Commercials - Rodeo (cigarettes)
- TV - Commercials - Telmex telephone services
- TV - Promos - "Ciencia Loca"
- TV - Promos - "El Diario de la Noche"
- TV - Promos - "El Principe de Rap" ("Fresh Prince of Belair")
- TV - Promos - "Hechos" (evening news)
- TV - Promos - "La Ninera" ("The Nanny")
- TV - Promos - "Los Simpson" ("The Simpsons")
CREDITS
- Isabel Gonzalez … Managing Producer
- Iliana Guerrero … Producer
- Izidio Contreras … Production (Misc.), Editor
- Santiago Hernandez … Production (Misc.), Editor
- Martin Vera … Production (Misc.), Editor
- Pablo Latapi … Writer
- Javier Alatorre … Host
- Jose Abrego … Reporter
- Nancy Ayon … Reporter
- Juan Carlos Barajas … Reporter
- Jesus Barba … Reporter
- Amada Castanon … Reporter
- Leonardo Curcio … Reporter
- Francisco Garduno … Reporter
- Erick Guerrero … Reporter
- Jaime Guerrero … Reporter
- Maria Elena Martinez … Reporter
- Hannia Novell … Reporter
- Ignacio Nunez … Reporter
- Luis Padua … Reporter
- Juan Manuel Pereyra … Reporter
- Rosa Maria Prado … Reporter
- Samuel Prieto … Reporter
- Victor Hugo Puente … Reporter
- Agustin Rodriguez … Reporter
- Monica Rodriguez … Reporter
- Gerardo Segura … Reporter
- Rene Solorio … Reporter
- Francisco Trejo … Reporter
- Ana Winocur … Reporter
- Jorge Zarza … Reporter
- Nicholas Cage
- Charles, Prince of Wales
- Jaques Chirac
- Bill Clinton
- Diana, Princess of Wales
- Dante Delgado
- Dole, Bob (See also: Dole, Robert)
- Mel Gibson
- Saddam Hussein
- John Paul II, Pope (Karol Wotjyla)
- Emanuel Lubeski
- Jaime Sabines
- Salinas de Gotari, Raul
- Ernesto Samper
- Laida Sansores
- Susan Sarandon
- Guillermo Schulenburg
- Fernando Segura
- Ruiz Massieu, Jose Francisco
- Boris Yeltsin
- Ernesto Zedillo