More KGB Posts

The opening of the KGB archives has revealed that Mexico protected Russians sought by the long-armed security agency during the Cold War. This piece in El Universal tells of a translator named Raya who found herself in trouble while on a diplomatic mission in Mexico City for having a Mexican boyfriend. A weekend jaunt to Cuernavaca with him aroused the suspicion of the KGB, who yanked her passport, interrogated her at length, and began to harass her. In August of 1969, she walked out of her apartment (a couple of blocks from where I lived in Mexico two years ago), ditched the Russians following her, and asked for asylum from the Mexican government. Sounds like it could be a good movie. 

Speaking of movies set in mid-20th century Mexico, Arráncame La Vida is damn good, the best Mexican movie to come out in years. Spanish actor Daniel Giménez was fantastic as the cacique who runs Puebla.