1985: Heroes among Ruins

Oct 17, 2022

1h 27m

★ 0.0

The triumph of the people over devastation

Overview

"1985: Heroes among Ruins" is a reflection of disaster. It is about the human solidarity, the search and rescue and the importance of civil protection, but above all, the triumph of the people over devastation during the earthquake of September 19, 1985 in Mexico City and the one ocurred in September 19, 2017.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Merging Folks Studio

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Cast

Coord.de P. Civil FOVISSSTE; rescatista en 1985 Méx.

Luis Arturo Chávez Villaseñor

Entrenador canino y rescatista en el terremoto de México de 1985

Serge Kluczny

Secretaría de la Defensa Nacional (SEDENA)

Gra. Brig. D.E.M. Guillermo Briseño Lobera

Investigadora de la Univ. Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo

M.C. Patricia Alarcón Chaires

Fundador de la Brigada Internacional de Rescate "Topos Azteca"

Héctor Méndez Rosales "El Chino"

Radioaficionado

Enrique Szczupak Zemelszteren XE1GQ

Coordinador Nacional de Desastres de la Cruz Roja Mexicana

Isaac Oxenhaut Gruszko

Fundador de CORPZ México (Corp. de Profesionales en Zootecnia)

MVZ. Fernando Ortiz Rouzaut

Miembro de la Brigada Internacional de Rescate "Topos Azteca"

Romás Ruiz Jiménez

Fundador de Kan-Rojo Rescate Canino

Dr. Víctor Manuel Vázquez Flores

ExDirector del Liceo Mexicano Japonés (Sección Japonesa)

Prof. Shizou Watanabe

Presidente de R4 Incorporated

David M. Lewis

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