On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the coup d'état and the assassination of President Salvador Allende, the teleSUR team shares the second chapter of the series "A Necessary History" by filmmaker Hernán Caffiero, which narrates the hours prior to the disappearance of opponents of the Pinochet regime since 1973. teleSUR
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00:00 And as we continue to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the coup carried out against
00:04 the democratic government of Salvador Allende, we remember the victims of Pinochet's military
00:09 dictatorship and their struggle, joining the Chilean cry that this cannot happen again.
00:15 We share with you a necessary story from Hernán Cafiero.
00:18 Make me an instrument of peace, that where there be hatred I may bring love.
00:26 Where there be insult I may bring forgiveness.
00:30 Where there be darkness I may bring light.
00:32 Let there be light.
00:34 [Music]
00:56 Antonio could have seek asylum in the embassy of Spain and escape, but he decided to stay
01:15 in Chile and go underground to be there for the people.
01:27 He never renounced his priesthood.
01:29 He believed that it was in that place that the word of God was most needed.
01:43 He was not afraid of death, Father Lido only feared to succumb under torture and give away
01:48 names, but I can attest that he never did.
01:50 The house where he stayed while he went underground was never raided and those closest to him
01:54 were never detained.
02:03 Our comrades are being detained every day.
02:06 I hope I may be able to resist.
02:08 If something bad were to happen to me, I want everyone to be clear that I freely choose
02:13 to commit to what I am doing.
02:15 I find joy in knowing that this is exactly what I am supposed to do at the present time.
02:21 Antonio knew his end was near and he asked me to deliver this letter to his relative
02:27 and loved ones.
02:34 Antonio not only showed us what consists in man, he was the light that allowed us to remain
02:42 standing when there was no hope.
02:45 Antonio Lido was last seen on October 5th, 1974.
03:00 He was the light that allowed us to remain standing when there was no hope.
03:00 The light that allowed us to remain standing when there was no hope.
03:01 [Music]