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Code Name: Butterflies
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In the 1950s, Patria, Minerva, and María Teresa Mirabal - who were known by their codename "The Butterflies" - created an underground resistance movement against Rafael Trujillo, dictator of the Dominican Republic. On November 25, 1960, Trujillo had all three sisters assassinated. The assassinations turned the Mirabal sisters into national heroines and symbols of feminist resistance. The documentary interweaves interviews with over forty witnesses to the story, including the Mirabal family friends, colleagues, co-revolutionaries, teachers, and most importantly, their surviving sister, Dedé, along with dramatic reenactments and archival footage.
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![María Teresa Mirabal](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
María Teresa Mirabal
Self (archive footage)
![Minerva Mirabal](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Minerva Mirabal
Self (archive footage)
![Patria Mirabal](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Patria Mirabal
Self (archive footage)
![Rafael Trujillo](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Rafael Trujillo
Self (archive footage)
![Dedé Mirabal](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Dedé Mirabal
Self
![Roxana Montenegro](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Roxana Montenegro
María Teresa Mirabal
![Yavalys González](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Yavalys González
Minerva Mirabal
![Yaremis Pérez](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Yaremis Pérez
Patria Mirabal
![Enrique Almirante](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Enrique Almirante
Rafael Trujillo
![Nayade Rivero](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)