A poem about the life and death ofFiliberto Ojeda Rios

by Reyes
production by Grim Lok
in collaboration with National Boricua Human Rights Network

Filiberto Ojeda Rios was known as the Commandante of El Ejercito Popular Boricua - Los Macheteros. He spent much of his political life living clandestinely struggling for the independence of Puerto Rico.

A poem about the life and death of Filiberto Ojeda Rios

by Reyes 
production by Grim Lok
in collaboration with National Boricua Human Rights Network 

Filiberto Ojeda Rios was known as the Commandante of El Ejercito Popular Boricua - Los Macheteros. He spent much of his political life living clandestinely struggling for the independence of Puerto Rico. On September 23, 2005, Ojeda Rios was surrounded at his home in the outskirts of the town of Hormigueros, Puerto Rico, by members of the FBI's San Juan field office and assassinated. A coroner's autopsy later concluded that Ojeda bled to death over the course of several hours. To date, no one has been indicted or prosecuted for his murder. He remains a symbol of Puerto Rican resistance.