Pinochetism

[8] The far-right Spanish politician Blas Piñar supported the Chilean dictatorship and declared himself an admirer of Pinochet's work, meeting him on several occasions in Chile and Spain.

[16] This power struggle was won by liberal-conservative political factions like the National Renewal and the Independent Democratic Union, which, due to their social origins, had a large and important network of contacts.

In addition, the military authorities, in a show of pragmatism, trusted neoliberal political currents more than nationalist ones because they believed they could legitimise Chile's reputation abroad by reforming its economy, as the regime was politically isolated; there was even a time of ostracism in which the Andean country was integrated into the so-called " Santiago-Brasília-Jerusalem-Pretoria triangle", which comprised pariah states, such as apartheid-era South Africa or Israel.

[citation needed] In that same year, the Great Front of Chile was formed, which brought together other organizations that supported Pinochet, such as the Acción Gremialista, the Civic Action Committees, and the Pinochetist Independent Movement.

Public figures such as Raul Hasbún, Fernando Barros, Cristián Labbé,[24] Patricia Maldonado, Francisco Javier Cuadra,[25] Joaquín Lavín, Hermógenes Pérez de Arce[26] appear in the film, as well as anonymous Pinochetists from different social classes.

[24] Starting in 2004, part of the Chilean democratic right-wing gradually distanced itself from the figure of Pinochet, "when it was discovered that he had multimillion-dollar bank accounts abroad", which dismantled his austere image.

[30] The 38th Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro openly declares himself an admirer of Pinochet and radical right-wing groups in the United States claim and defend his legacy on T-shirts.

[33][34] Kast, the founder of the party, had left the Independent Democratic Union in protest of what he considered the UDI's over-frequent criticism of Pinochet.

[33] Another Pinochetist movement was National Force, also founded in 2019; its members include a lawyer known for defending military soldiers convicted of human rights violations during the dictatorship.

[35] The Depute, Johannes Kaiser (Chilean politician), was previously a member of the Republican Party and has been explicit in his support for the Pinochet Regime.