In 2005 the historian Benito Bermejo uncovered three decades of imposture on the part of Enric Marcoformer secretary of the CNTand false Holocaust survivor. Marco, who had become president of the association Amical of Mauthausenhad been pretending to have been prisoner number 6,448 in the camp since the 1970s. Flossenbürg.
Very active and with leadership skills, his memorial activity led him to give talks at schools and institutes, and even before institutions such as the Congress of Deputies. In 2001 he received the Creu de Sant Jordithe highest distinction granted by the Generalitat of Catalonia.
Marco’s story is the subject of the new film Aitor Arregui and Jon Garañowith Eduard Fernandez in the role of the imposter.
The film will star in theaters on Monday, November 11 Foncalada Ambassadors of Oviedo/Uviéu a new NORTES Cineforum. After the screening there will be a discussion with Ruben Vegahistorian and specialist in oral history.
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