Maryland man is real hero behind 'Argo'
<p>"<span word="Argo">Argo</span>," <span word="an">an</span> <span word="espionage">espionage</span> <span word="drama">drama</span> <span word="directed">directed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Academy">Academy</span> <span word="Award">Award</span> <span word="winner">winner</span> <span word="Ben">Ben</span> <span word="Affleck">Affleck</span>, <span word="tells">tells</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="CIA">CIA</span> <span word="officer">officer</span> <span word="Antonio">Antonio</span> <span word="Mendez">Mendez</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="daring">daring</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="diplomats">diplomats</span> <span word="hiding">hiding</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Tehran">Tehran</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1979 <span word="hostage">hostage</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="Nov">Nov</span>. 4, 1979, <span word="US">US</span> <span word="diplomats">diplomats</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="anticipate">anticipate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="takeover">takeover</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="embassy">embassy</span>, <span word="but">but</span> 52 <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="hostage">hostage</span>. <span word="Six">Six</span> <span word="escaped">escaped</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Argo">Argo</span>" <span word="focuses">focuses</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="clandestine">clandestine</span> <span word="CIA">CIA</span> <span word="operation">operation</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rescue">rescue</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="diplomats">diplomats</span>.</p><p><span word="While">While</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="hid">hid</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Canadian">Canadian</span> <span word="ambassador">ambassador</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="residence">residence</span>, <span word="Mendez">Mendez</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="CIA">CIA</span> <span word="officer">officer</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="hatched">hatched</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plot">plot</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="out">out</span>.</p><p><span word="With">With</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Hollywood">Hollywood</span> <span word="producer">producer</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="makeup">makeup</span> <span word="artist">artist</span>, <span word="Mendez">Mendez</span> <span word="concocted">concocted</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fake">fake</span> <span word="movie">movie</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="trip">trip</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="scout">scout</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="locations">locations</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Tehran">Tehran</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span>-<span word="in">in</span>-<span word="hiding">hiding</span> <span word="had">had</span> 72 <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="memorize">memorize</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="identities">identities</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="biographies">biographies</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="supposed">supposed</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="film">film</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Argo">Argo</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="film">film</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="fascinating">fascinating</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="happened">happened</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="imagine">imagine</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="Tony">Tony</span> <span word="Mendez">Mendez</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="subdued">subdued</span> <span word="gentleman">gentleman</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="quiet">quiet</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="rural">rural</span> <span word="Maryland">Maryland</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="CIA">CIA</span> <span word="officer">officer</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="pulled">pulled</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="stunts">stunts</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="career">career</span>.</p><p>“<span word="Overall">Overall</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="ideas">ideas</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fiction">fiction</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="film">film</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="operations">operations</span>," <span word="Mendez">Mendez</span> <span word="says">says</span>. "<span word="Bond">Bond</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="alive">alive</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="clandestine">clandestine</span> <span word="operations">operations</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="situations">situations</span>.”</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="services">services</span>, <span word="Mendez">Mendez</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="CIA">CIA</span> <span word="award">award</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="classified">classified</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="early">early</span> 1990<span word="s">s</span>.</p>
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