One Prism on the Undoing of Pinochet

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The Mexican actor Gael García Bernal,backed by part of the rainbow logo of the No campaign, in the Oscar-nominated Chilean film “No.”
By LARRY ROHTER
Published: February 8, 2013

The blunt title of “No,” directed by Pablo Larraín and one of the five nominees for best foreign-language film in this year’s Academy Awards, refers to an inspiring moment in the history of Chile, his native land. In a straight up-or-down, yes-or-no plebiscite there in 1988, the citizenry ended the dictatorship of Gen. Augusto Pinochet by voting him out of power, 15 years after he had seized control in a bloody American-backed coup. Moar