Isabel Allende Confronts Dictatorship, Democracy, and the Future for Women
Latino USA
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4.8 • 3.8K Ratings
🗓️ 21 October 2025
⏱️ 43 minutes
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Jorge and Paola Ramos sit down with renowned author, social activist, and feminist icon Isabel Allende to discuss the state of democracy in the U.S. today, why women’s rights must constantly be defended, and how looking back at our history is crucial in times like these.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, I'm Jorge Ramos. |
| 0:01.7 | And I'm Paula Ramos, and this is the moment. |
| 0:04.8 | I love it. |
| 0:05.9 | The moment. |
| 0:22.6 | And unfortunately, I couldn't be. And unfortunately, I couldn't be... Okay, so the conversation that you're about to hear took place in San Francisco, California. |
| 0:28.1 | And unfortunately, I couldn't be there in person to record this interview. So this is technically the first remote interview of the moment. Yeah, but by the way, this is something we're going to do |
| 0:33.3 | more often in order just to have access to people all around the country and honestly, |
| 0:38.6 | all around the world. |
| 0:41.5 | But here's what this conversation is all about because you don't want to miss it. |
| 0:43.2 | We're talking to Isabella Allende. |
| 0:47.6 | Isabel Allende is one of the most important and influential Latin American authors, |
| 0:48.6 | by far. By far. |
| 0:49.8 | But you know what? |
| 0:50.6 | This conversation, actually, you will hear her talk about being 82 years old |
| 0:55.0 | and still falling in love, getting married at 82 years old. And yes, of course, she also will |
| 1:01.8 | talk about democracy and dictatorships and fleeing Chile and how this country is very likely |
| 1:07.8 | falling into authoritarianism, but you will hear her talk about love. |
| 1:12.8 | And feeling as a stranger in the United States. |
| 1:15.8 | As a stranger in the United States. |
| 1:17.2 | And also, what people don't know, and you will likely find out, is that Isabel Ayende is one of the people that my father admires the most. |
| 1:24.7 | And so I got questions, George. |
| 1:26.6 | Yeah, well, we've been friends for 30 years now since my father died and her daughter, |
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