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What happened Allende Coahuila?

What happened Allende Coahuila?

Over three consecutive days in March 2011, a series of attacks were carried out by 60 hitmen associated with the Zetas around Allende and its surrounding municipalities in the border state of Coahuila. As many as 300 people are believed to have been abducted, killed and their bodies burned.

When did the Allende massacre happen?

March 18, 2011
Allende slaughter/Start dates

What happened to the baby from somos?

Benjamin’s whole family was murdered, except Benjamin’s brother’s three kids. The cartel men took away the baby while the two kids were dropped near an orphanage/church.

Is Allende a true story?

“Somos.” is the “untold story of Allende”, Coahuila, a Mexican town close to the Texas border. The series draws inspiration from the ProPublica investigation, which includes numerous written and oral testimonies from witnesses, Allende residents, and members of the local authorities, the DEA, and the Zetas cartel.

What cartel is Somos based on?

the Los Zetas cartel
It is based on the article “How the U.S. triggered a massacre in Mexico” by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ginger Thompson. It tells the story of the massacre perpetrated by the Los Zetas cartel on the border town of Allende, Coahuila, in 2011.

Who is El Diablo in somos?

Josue Guerra
Josue Guerra: El Diablo.

How accurate is somos?

Although Somos. is grounded in true stories, it is essentially a fiction. So we took elements from many stories, and then created new characters to enact and expand upon them. In this way, everyone in Allende will still see themselves and their neighbors in the series.

How accurate is Somos?

Is Coahuila poor?

This is a list of the 32 federal entities (31 states and Mexico City) of Mexico by poverty rate in 2012….Mexican states.

Rank 31
State Coahuila
Poverty Rate (2012) 27.9%
Poverty Rate (2010) 27.8%

Why is Coahuila relevant?

Southern Coahuila has long been celebrated for its wines and brandies. Minerals exploited include lead, fluorite, barite, cadmium, copper, zinc, gold, silver, and iron. Coahuila has Mexico’s largest reserves of coal.

What is the true story behind Somos?

Somos . is based on a heartbreaking string of murders that occurred in Allende, Mexico back in 2011. This tragedy was originally reported in 2017, when Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ginger Thompson wrote an article that investigated the massacre of these people and the years of silence that kept the story buried.

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Ruth Doyle