In Santiago, Villarrubia described everything, including the extensive security measures the Germans had put in place. This made Bazán Cardemil nervous. She had overseen reporters—including Villarrubia—who worked in dangerous places, and she believed that reporters who agreed to such assignments bore some of the risk. But she knew that, if anything happened, the responsibility was ultimately hers.

Bazán Cardemil

Bazán Cardemil made sure that, after this first trip, Villarrubia didn’t go to Chivilcoy alone again. For her part, Pilar Rodríguez trusted Villarrubia, but also had concerns about his “no limits” attitude.

Rodríguez