EDGARDO DAVID HOLZMAN is intimately familiar with Argentina, the backdrop for Recuerdo. Born in Buenos Aires and currently living in Connecticut, Holzman obtained his law degree in Argentina and his LLM in the United States. As an attorney and translator, he has worked for a number of international organizations and was involved in human rights work in the 1970s, experiences that led him to the historical record behind Argentina's 1976-1983 military dictatorship.