Ingrid Betancourt’s Hollywood saga
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Since Ingrid Betancourt’s liberation from jungle captivity in a daring rescue operation early this month, Ingrid-mania has swept the globe, writes the L.A. Times’ Patrick J. McDonnell and Chris Kraul.
The saga of Betancourt, the former Colombian presidential candidate liberated after more than six years as a hostage of leftist guerrillas, has captivated Latin America and Europe and is generating major media interest in the United States. Book and film deals are in the works.
-- Deborah Bonello in Los Angeles