Episode
60 Minutes: A Central Ally, The Lost Music
Overview
El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele on the problems facing his country; Then, uncovering the lost music written by prisoners in concentration camps during the Holocaust
Details
- Series
- 60 Minutes
- Season
- Season 52
- Episode
- Episode 12
- Air date
- 2019-12-15
- Runtime
- 44 min
Episode context
A Central Ally, The Lost Music is Episode 12 in Season 52 of 60 Minutes. It aired on 2019-12-15. The runtime is 44 min.
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