HECHOS 1996 {EVENTS 1996} {PT. 2 OF 2} {SPANISH} (TV)
Summary
Continued from T:71626. The second of two programs on
this tape. The second 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 covers Pope John Paul II, who
despite health concerns this year, kept a full agenda,
including trips to Latin America and Germany, and a
meeting with Fidel Castro at the Vatican (footage
included). In Mexico, in the desert of Chihuahua,
twenty bodies of women were found raped and murdered;
two arrests were made, but the attacks continue. In
general, kidnappings became more common in 1996; some
of the most notorious ones included the abductions of
the four nieces of Antonio Ortiz Mena, former Secretary
of Taxation; Malmor Ukomo, a Japanese businessman;
Arturo Calder—n and Antonio Gutierrez Cortina. In
sports, major news event covered include the death of
bullfighter Manolo Martinez; the loss of several fights
by Mike Tyson, returning to boxing after spending one
year in jail; a young player's triumph for the Mexican
tennis team at the Davis Cup; and the National Soccer
Team's poor showing at the World Cup. For the first
time in Mexico, one general exam was taken by students
to access higher education; the results created protests
among the students who did not agree with their
university assignments. In the Middle East, the
election of Benjamin Netanyahu stalled the peace
process. In Mexico, great concern over the safety of
oil and chemical plants emerged after large accidents
and explosions in several plants in the country. In
Peru, Tupac Amaru terrorists attacked the Japanese
embassy, seizing hostages. In cinema, Madonna starred
in "Evita," while Selma Hayek also became more
recognized nationally and internationally. In Mexico,
the economy improved in general, but the lack of
improvement experienced by the majority of citizens led
to some changes by the government, including a minimum
wage increase and other political reforms. In
Nicaragua, elections pitted Daniel Ortega against
Arnaldo Alem‡n. After losing by a narrow margin, Ortega
initially challenged the election but eventually
conceded victory. The story of the "Chupacabras," a
creature that mutilated animals in unusual ways, was
relegated to myth since it was never found or
discovered. The U.S. passed the Helms-Burton law that
would fine any American company that has any dealings
with Cuba; Mexico criticized the law. The most wanted
boss in the drug trafficking industry was arrested in
1996; Juan Garc’a Abreg— belonged to the Golfo Cartel
and was charged with smuggling cocaine into the U.S. and
laundering money. Some of the celebrities who died in
1996 are Manolo F‡bregas, Lola Beltr‡n, Enrique Alvarez
FŽlix, AngŽlica Ortiz, Sonia Furi—, and Marcelo
Mastroniani. After two years of conflict in Chiapas,
some progress was made with legislation and in
identifying groups such as the EZLN. Several air
disasters covered include the ValueJet crash in Florida,
the TWA explosion in New York, and the crash of an
airplane in Lima. In Spain, the victory of PP leader
JosŽ Mar’a Aznar put an end to the Socialist party rule
that had lasted for fourteen years. In the south of
Mexico City, the family Valderas Figueroa was murdered
in their home. While in Mexico City the laws were
enforced faster, in other areas of the country many
criminals were victims of lynching before being arrested
by police, including the case of an accused rapist
burned to death. In the media, Televisa accused TV
Azteca, now three years old and challenging Televisa's
dominance, of illegal practices, but the Supreme Court
decided the privatization of television stations was
legal. In an interview, President Ernesto Zedillo said
it was beneficial to have open competition between
broadcasting companies. Host Javier Alatorre concludes
this part of the program with reflections on the
contrasts of the year gone by and expectations for the
year ahead. Tape continues with a few of minutes of the
evening newscast before ending abruptly. Includes
commercials.
(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: 1:00:00
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T:71627
- 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 - Elektra stores
- TV - Commercials - Energizer Max batteries
- TV - Commercials - Luna Limon's album "Amame"
- TV - Commercials - Mazatlan Tourism
- TV - Commercials - National Christmas Fair of Tabasco '96
- TV - Commercials - Nivea Visage Vivea Q10 cream
- TV - Commercials - Rodeo cigarettes
- TV - Commercials - SEP satellite communications
- TV - Commercials - The One clothing
- TV - PSA - Campaign against domestic violence
- TV - PSA - Federal retirement program
- TV - PSA - Health services, infant care
- TV - PSA - Health services, sexual transmitted disease
- TV - PSA - Immigration and visa control
- TV - PSA - Military service requirement
- TV - PSA - Voter registration
- TV - Promos - "Ciencia Loca"
- 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")
- TV - Promos - "Puro Loco"
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
- Jorge Zarza … Reporter
- Alvarez Felix, Enrique
- Arnaldo Aleman
- Jose Maria Aznar
- Lola Beltran
- Arturo Calderon
- Fidel Castro
- Manolo Fabregas
- Sonia Furio
- Garcia Abrego, Juan
- Gutierrez Cortina, Antonio
- Selma Hayek
- John Paul II, Pope (Karol Wojtyla)
- Madonna
- Manolo Martinez
- Marcelo Mastroniani
- Benjamin Netanyahu
- Daniel Ortega
- Angelica Ortiz
- Ortiz Mena, Antonio
- Mike Tyson
- Malmor Ukomo
- Ernesto Zedillo