The story behind the Videla painting that Kirchner brought down: the original was stolen a day before and found its way into the least expected hands. For many Argentines, that was the “founding act of Kirchnersism” or “the day the epic was born” of the movement that would govern the country for 12 years.

But behind that iconic image there is another story, until now unknown: 24 hours before that act, a group of cadets who claimed the figure of the genocide stole the portrait.