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May 2020
26m 49s

Los niños de los desaparecidos (The Chil...

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About this episode

As the child of adoptive parents in 1980s Argentina, Tatiana Sfiligoy knew her family situation was unique. But it would be another decade before she uncovered the truth about what happened to her biological parents — including the role her country played in their disappearance.

A transcript of this episode is available at https://bit.ly/3GaUqmF.

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