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Outlook: Love in the time of revolution, part 2

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09/01/2024 GMT

Love in the time of revolution, part 2

BBC World Service - Outlook, Love in the time of revolution, part 2

The guerilla lovers who endured separation and torture to rule their country

José Pepe Mujica and Lucía Topolansky were guerillas, and lovers, in the struggle to overthrow Uruguay's government in the 1970s.

José "Pepe" Mujica and Lucía Topolansky were part of a left-wing insurgency set on overthrowing Uruguay's increasingly repressive government, but didn't meet for years. 

When their paths finally did cross they fell for each other quickly, but their joy was shortlived, and they faced arrest — thirteen brutal years of separate detention followed. When they were granted amnesty by a newly democratic Uruguay, they found their way back to each other and married, but neither was prepared to leave their ideals behind. Lucía and Pepe entered the political fray, all the way up to the presidency.

Ukranian opera singer Sergiy Ivanchuk's career was almost scuppered when he was shot while rescuing civilians from the Russian invasion. His injuries almost cost him his voice, as he told Outlook in April 2023. Now physically recovered, Outlook caught up with Sergiy again after a performance at London's Royal Opera House to hear how he found emotional healing through singing.

Presenter: Andrea Kennedy
Producer: Louise Morris & Harry Graham
Dubbing by Fede di Lorenzo and Elizabeth Rhodes

Get in touch: outlook@bbc.com or WhatsApp +44 330 678 2707

(Photo: José Pepe Mujica and Lucía Topolansky. Credit: Louise Morris)

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