The first chapter of Clandestine in Chile jumped right into the life of a film director exiled from his home of Chile ten years before. Along with many others, Miguel Littin was exiled by Augusto Pinochet, the dictator at the time. After ten long years of exile, Pinochet issued a list of exiles who were allowed to re-enter their home country, but Miguel was not one of them. Soon after, Pinochet issued a second list of names that were forbidden to ever visit Chile again, and sadly, Miguel's name was on that list. Having seen the list, Littin decided to fight back against the Chilean government in an unthinkable way. He decided to go undercover and enter Chile with a fake passport and papers. His plan was to have three European film crews tape the horrific world that Chile has become. When Chapter one begins, Miguel is in Paris and begins his two year transformation into a Uruguayan business man. He goes to many different doctors and specialists to physically and mentally change who he was. He gets a haircut, glasses, new clothes, a new accent, and a new childhood. He also is given a wife, Elena that would travel with him for safety. After two years, in 1985, even his family could not recognize him.
I honestly think that Miguel's idea to go to Chile was extremely dangerous and risky. If I could give him advice before he left it would be to never travel alone, and to always fit in with the crowd. At this point in time in Chile, police were watching every corner of Chile and they checked papers of people all the time. I think Miguel needs to also watch who he talks to and formulate an escape plan if worse comes to worse. I would also offer positive advice and say discover what no one has and be a savior to the home you love.
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