
Zapatista
Documentary · History
Overview
"Zapatista" is the definitive look at the uprising in Chiapas. It is the story of a Mayan peasant rebellion armed with sticks and their word against a first world military. It is the story of a global movement that has fought 175,000 federal troops to a stand still and transformed Mexican and international political culture forever.
Top Cast


Edward James Olmos
Edward James Olmos
Narrator (voice)
Edward James Olmos
Narrator (voice)
Rafael Sebastián Guillén Vicente
Rafael Sebastián Guillén Vicente
Self - EZLN Spokesperson (as Subcomandante Insurgente Marcos)
Rafael Sebastián Guillén Vicente
Self - EZLN Spokesperson (as Subcomandante Insurgente Marcos)
Javier Elorriaga
Javier Elorriaga
Self - National Coordinator, FZLN
Javier Elorriaga
Self - National Coordinator, FZLN


Zack De La Rocha
Zack De La Rocha
Self - Lead Singer, Rage Against the Machine
Zack De La Rocha
Self - Lead Singer, Rage Against the Machine
Marina Patrícia Jimenez
Marina Patrícia Jimenez
Self - Center for Human Rights, Chiapas
Marina Patrícia Jimenez
Self - Center for Human Rights, Chiapas


Noam Chomsky
Noam Chomsky
Self - Professor, MIT
Noam Chomsky
Self - Professor, MIT
Vivian Stromberg
Vivian Stromberg
Self - Director, MADRE
Vivian Stromberg
Self - Director, MADRE
Karen Parker
Karen Parker
Self - Attorney, Humanitarian Law Project
Karen Parker
Self - Attorney, Humanitarian Law Project


Daryl Hannah
Daryl Hannah
Narrator (voice)
Daryl Hannah
Narrator (voice)


Medea Benjamin
Medea Benjamin
Self - Co-Director, Global Exchange
Medea Benjamin
Self - Co-Director, Global Exchange
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