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In Central America, they are called “maras”, these groups of youngsters who have modeled themselves on the Los Angeles youth gangs. They are extremely violent and are propagating terror in El Salvador and elsewhere. This is a study, through photography and the personal stories of these gang members, of a violent phenomenon that has been imported from the USA. Director Christian Poveda was murdered in September 2009 in San Salvador, while filming a new documentary about drug traffic in the country.