"Bad Times" lyrically touches sensitive topic, including unemployment, child sexual abuse, AIDS, Salvadoran Civil War and even nuclear war, in contrast to uptempo synth-funk melody and soulful vocals.
On December 11, 1981, the Atlacatl Battalion occupied the village of El Mozote and massacred at least 733 and possibly up to 1,000 unarmed civilians in what became known as the El Mozote Massacre.
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Some sources state the gang is named for La Mara, a street gang in San Salvador, and the Salvatrucha guerrillas who fought in the Salvadoran Civil War.
The novel is set in Chalatenango, El Salvador and follows the daily life of Guadalupe Guardado and the women of her family just prior to the Salvadoran Civil War.
During the Salvadoran Civil War, the region was considered a stronghold for the rebel Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front.
During the Civil War, was part of the Salvadoran Communist Party.
The department of Morazán was the site of some of the fiercest fighting during the Salvadoran civil war of 1980-1992.