The cassette tapes that let me hear my abducted parents' voices
Paula Mónaco Felipe was a baby when her parents were taken by the Argentine military; she never saw them again, but she was able to hear them through old messages they'd recorded.
Paula Mónaco Felipe was just 25 days old when her parents were taken by plain-clothes soldiers in 1978, during Argentina's military dictatorship. They were taken to La Perla detention centre and, like thousands of others, became part of Argentina's "disappeared." But growing up Paula was at least able to hear their voices thanks to the cassette tape recordings that they had made. Paula tells reporter Clayton Conn about the moment she came face to face with the former army general who had killed her parents. She is now an award-winning journalist based in Mexico documenting the stories of families searching for loved ones who have disappeared.
The cassette tape recordings you heard came from Paula’s family collection.
The archive clips came from HIJOS and El Doce TV.
Presenter: India Rakusen
Reporter: Clayton Conn
Producer: June Christie
Get in touch: outlook@bbc.com
(Photo: Paula Mónaco Felipe. Credit: Irene Barajas)
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