Testimony of Carmen Ibañez, Interview with Scott Boehm and Jorge Rojo; January 29, 2009
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Asociación de Ex-presos y Represaliados Políticos Asociación para la Recuperación de la Memoria Histórica Federación Estatal de Foros por la Memoria Boehm, Scott Rojo, Jorge University of California, San Diego Ibáñez Gisbert, Carmen
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Carmen Ibañez was born in 1936 in Madrid. Carmen relates that at age eight, her father was released after being imprisoned for four and a half years in Porlier. She explains the shortages and hunger her family experienced during the postwar and the difficulties her father faced seeking employment. Carmen notes meeting Miguel Guzmán Aparicio at age seventeen, marrying him at age nineteen without having knowledge of his past, becoming a mother, and caring for Miguel until his death. She discusses how she discovered that Miguel moved to Madrid after the Falange detained him, took him to the Dirección General de Seguridad (General Security Directorate), and told him to leave Valencia. She tells that in Madrid, Miguel helped form the Unión Industrial Cinematográfica (UNINCI) that produced the films Welcome Mister Marshall and Viridiana. She indicates that UNINCI was censored after the Francoist regime banned Viridiana, but Miguel continued working in film until he reincorporated himself to teaching in the 1970s. Carmen recalls Miguel's participation in the Communist Party of Spain (PCE) and Comisiones Obreras (Labor Commissions). Carmen narrates how they experienced Franco's death, the Transition, the legalization of the PCE in 1977, and the 1981 coup d'état. Carmen recounts helping her second husband, José Barrio, to have his pension reflect his Republican Army ranking. Carmen speaks about the importance of the recuperation of historical memory Carmen Ibáñez nació en 1936 en Madrid. Carmen relata que cuando tenía ocho años, su padre salió en libertad después de estar encarcelado por cuatro años y medio en Porlier. Describe la carencia y el hambre de la posguerra y las dificultades que enfrentó su padre al buscar trabajo. Carmen cuenta que conoció a Miguel Guzmán Aparicio cuando tenía diecisiete años, se casó con él cuando tenía diecinueve años sin saber nada de su pasado, se convirtió en madre, y cuidó a Miguel hasta su muerte. Recuenta cómo supo que Miguel se trasladó a Madrid después de que la Falange lo detuvo, lo llevó a la Dirección General de Seguridad, y le dijo que se fuera de Valencia. Carmen comenta que en Madrid, Miguel ayudó a formar la Unión Industrial Cinematográfica (UNINCI) que hizo las películas Bienvenido Mister Marshall y Viridiana. Indica que UNINCI fue censurada después de que el régimen Franquista prohibió Viridiana, pero Miguel siguió trabajando en el cine hasta que se reincorporó a la enseñanza en los años 1970s. Carmen recuerda que Miguel pertenecía al Partido Comunista de España (PCE) y Comisiones Obreras. Narra cómo vivieron la muerte de Franco, la Transición, la legalización del PCE en 1977, y el golpe de estado de 1981. Carmen habla sobre ayudar a su segundo esposo, José Barrio, a que su pensión militar refleje su rango en el Ejército Republicano. Carmen explica la importancia de la recuperación de la memoria histórica. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/sca) Interviews in Spanish Testimony of the Spanish Civil War and the Francoist dictatorship Carmen Ibañez's testimony was recorded in Madrid Ibañez, Carmen. Testimony of the Spanish Civil War and the Francoist Dictatorship. University of California, San Diego, 2009 Madrid, Spain : Spanish Civil War Memory Project 2009
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2 video files : digital, sound, color
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Spanish
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Communism Personal narratives-Spanish Oral history Nonfiction films Coup d'état (Spain : 1981) Interviews Civil War (Spain : 1936-1939) History Partido Comunista de España Confederación Sindical de Comisiones Obreras UNINCI S.A Madrid (Spain) Spain Valencia (Spain)
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