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Your money’s no good here. No, really.

image courtesy of SILVERDOCSIf you are looking for a great film to see this weekend, consider Lucio and steep yourself in a fascinating modern political story that is unknown to many. Lucio Urtubia is a humble man of modest means who supported himself through the hard work of bricklaying. Did I mention that he is suspected to be at the center of a massive counterfeiting ring that appeared to exist primarily to fund anarchist political movements all over the world? A few years and tens of millions of dollars later, Citibank came to the bargaining table to get him to stop. He did 6 months in prison and sealed his reputation as the Robin Hood of Anarchism.

Did I mention he is alive and well and living in Paris, where he runs a radical bookstore? Capitalism may be trying to eat Che, but I doubt they will be able to swallow Lucio anytime soon. Viva Lucio!  Viva La Revolución!

June 19, 2008   No Comments