#Jaime de la Cruz

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Harvey reunited with friends and co-stars (and Kayvan) at GalaxyCon Raleigh 2024.

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I love how Jamie has a very strong moral code against killing but the rest of his family doesn't

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Blue beetle spoilers. And spoilers for Macario (1960)

There’s plenty of articles out there already with this info but these are my thoughts.

Ok I just saw Blue Beetle and I’m in love with Xolo Maridueña!!! His character Jaime Reyes is so enthusiastic and loves his family and ultimately kind. And he has sweet eyes XD. It’s really cool he got the role because of his martial arts skills.

Harvey Guillén is in there! He plays another character with the same last name, de la Cruz, so maybe we can jokingly have crossovers in this universe with What we do in the Shadows. Blade (admittedly Marvel but still) is semi-canon already. (I didn’t catch the entirety of his real name sorry, just definitely the end.)(idk if Guillermo de la Cruz is his full name or if his name was shuffled around/inaccurately represented due to USian naming customs)

I loved George Lopez as Uncle Rudy. He rocks the kookiness!

Nana was hella cool. Between her implied revolutionary backstory (she hates Imperialists! The way she pulls out her braids when it’s time to attack makes me think that she was part of a pro-Mexico or maybe pro-Indigenous force back in the day) and Ignacio’s backstory (his mother, his only family, murdered in a ‘anti-communist’ attack in Guatemala, and then he was sent to ‘Escuela de las Americas’, a USA funded ‘school’ that basically churned out child soldiers and later adult destabilizers sent out to disrupt Latin America in the name of USian interests (its still in operation), and then he was experimented upon by the very people that ruined his life (a la the Tuskegee Airmen Experiment) really speaks to the racism and imperialism that affects the family in the movie and many people face today (preaching to the choir I know). The fight ain’t over.

(First link is in spanish, second link is the English Wikipedia page)

I appreciate that a good half of Jaime’s family were not in the US legally. The constant terror and unwillingness to seek help for fear of attention was quite palpable, and I think really adds to the idea that superheroes are supposed to make sure ALL people live safely and happily - legality should not contradict human rights. And hell, even though they were in the USA, their home was still threatened - by gentrification!

The poor Dad’s death is sadly not an uncommon phenomenon. Many immigrants, but especially undocumented ones, work themselves to the bone, both physically and emotionally. Poverty and instability kill more than any capitalist would ever like to acknowledge. And yet Alberto still found it in his heart to be kind whenever possible. I really respect that. And I think his kindness inspired Rocio (the mom, who is totally cool) and Milagro (sister) to keep on after his death.

The body horror aspects were interesting, for both Jaime and Ignacio Caripax. I hope they lean into that in later works.

But what really caught my eye was the cave of candles that appeared twice in the story. There’s a European story, Godfather Death, about a godchild of the personification of death who gets given the power to heal, and ultimately (in some people’s views) wastes it in greed and/or love. He gets to watch his life, represented as a candle, blow out. However, in Spanish, death is a feminine concept, and so Death is a godmother in that situation. Godmother Death* is thus a common story in Latin America too, but especially in Mexico and Guatemala, where Maya beliefs mixed with Catholic ones.

It turns out, the creators wanted to bring in some Latine magical realism and reference the classic Mexican film, **Macario, which is based on a novel based on a local legend that was likely based on La Madrina Muerte. I’ve ordered the book, lol, and will watch the movie soon. I’m quite excited to see it.

I found it quite interesting that Jaime’s acceptance of Khaji Da and the Macario/Madrina Muerte scene happened really close to each other. In a way, he chose compromise to continue with life, as opposed to Macario’s/the Godson’s stubbornness which lead to their deaths. His willingness to work with Khaji Da (scarabs are symbols of rebirth btw) shows a willingness to work with his place in the life and death cycle, and the Madrina Muerte themes showcase his interest in alleviating suffering***.

In any case, if you have money for a ticket, I highly suggest going to see Blue Beetle! It’s totally worth it.

*La Madrina Muerte, in Spanish. I’ve been somewhat obsessed with it since I was a preteen, as I came across the Spanish version translated to English first. My tumblr name is *somewhat* related lol.

I was somewhat inspired by La Calavera Catrina art, Santa Muerte and the Grim Reaper when I drew this.

**for some reason tumblr has decided that two links is quite enough for this post. Sometimes it just doesn’t let me add more links? Or copy/paste!!? Anyway if you’d like to read a more knowledgeable article about the relationship between the two films, look up ‘macario blue beetle’ & then an article by slashfilm will appear.

***In the legend, the godson is given a plant, a potion, or just the power to heal. But he must abide by Death’s position by the bed of the afflicted person. If death is at the foot of the bed, then they were meant to live, and he gets to take away their suffering and cure them entirely. But if Death stood by the head of the bed, then the person was meant to die soon, and so the Godson had to leave them be. In either case, Death prefers to end suffering - through complete healing or a cessation of life. However, Jaime makes sure (when he can) to help people live and be able to choose what to do with their life (like in the case of Ignacio). And Khaji Da respects that.

[pohutukawa22]

This might be an unpopular opinion, but I think they should’ve chose Erick last for the band instead of zabdiel. Simply because I think it should’ve been an Cuban versa Cuban because we already knew they weren’t gonna put two Cubans, so it would’ve added a little extra suspense, even if it was just for five seconds.

Or had Zabdiel against Jaime I guess. I can't remember- was it still audience/judge's votes

[kamas-corner]

Mis Poetas

I]

De Rubén aprendí la peregrina alquimia del diamante y la madera, de Cernuda el olvido y la quimera, de Vallejo los húmeros, la espina.

De Neruda la fronda y la sentina, de Manrique verdura de las eras, de Garcilaso la égloga tercera, de Juan Ramón la esencia y la rutina.

De Federico el Nueva York gitano, del pastorcico el rayo que no cesa, de Blas el ángel fieramente humano,

de Borges el enigma en letra impresa, de Machado la biblia del pagano, de Espronceda la epístola a Teresa.

II]

De Ángel González la palabra breve, la risa generosa de cantina, de Jaime Gil la cita clandestina, la margarita que a volar se atreve.

De San Juan de la Cruz el vuelo leve, de Lope una aventura en cada esquina, de Bécquer las oscuras golondrinas, de Campoamor la tarde cuando llueve.

De Sor Juana el amor a contrapelo, de Gelman la orfandad y el desconsuelo, de Violeta la décima inocente,

de Góngora lo oscuro cristalino, de Quevedo el ardid luciferino, de García Montero el pan urgente.

-Joaquín Sabina

[ladyloveandjustice]

Blue Beetle was a fun movie with a great cast! You should go see it if superheroes are your thing, Jaime deserves it! It does stick close to the superhero origin formula in a lot of ways, but the chemistry between the cast, the focus on some heavier themes, and the fact Jaime's family was extremely involved throughout the entire movie kept it really entertaining.

Quick rundown of things I really liked and some not so liked things:

Liked:

-Jaime's family, but especially Nana the revolutionary. I loved that each of them got a moment to shine

-Harvey Guillen's De La Cruz-verse

-The Scarab learning Spanish was so adorable!

-Jaime's Mom getting a 'kick their asses' moment like in the comics and also talking directly to the scarab.

-When Kord cops went after Jaime's family it was really well done. You could feel the terror there.

-The heart to heart moments were also all well done

-Just Jaime in general as a character. They kept him sweet and relatable.

-It had a solid character arc and focus on characters, which is a miracle in the modern superhero landscape

-Honestly tragic villain backstory flashbacks usually don't get to me, but they handled this one really well. It hit hard.

-A movie that truly understand 'don't trust the cops' and 'there's no jobs in this economy, especially for minorities." The reference to the fact there were undocumented people in Jaime's family was also well done, and contrasted the original comic never really taking a stance on that.

-the fact that Jaime was so against killing people but his family absolutely wasn't and racked up a massive body count was lowkey very funny.

-Victoria was definitely hateable, glad she died.

Some stuff I'm like 'hm that wasn't a great change':

-I don't understand why they put cliche superhero beats that aren't even in the source material in this. Jaime's dad didn't have to die. He doesn't in the comics and that's what made his comic different. He didn't have a tragic classic superhero origin. Why give him one and make him MORE like everyone else?

-Also the fact the villain amounts to 'Blue Beetle and...Antagonist Blue Beetle' like 99% of Marvel villains. I think this was used a lot more meaningfully than most examples of the trope, but it's still overdone. They could have had a similar character but given him different powers than Blue Beetle that he was experimented on to have, something that would be difficult for him to go up against and give contrast. Or picked a villain from the comics. There were a ton of options.

-the girlfriend/Ted's daughter character was very bleh, which is a shame, because the original comic had really fun female characters outside Jaime's family as well as inside. The movie is still better than male superhero origins in the female character department overall because the women inside Jaime's family are so cool, it just sucks they couldn't have a love interest with a vibrant personality too. Her sad rich girl schtick just wasn't compelling.

-There was barely any conflict between Jaime and the scarab, compared to the comic, where it was like...the main thing. Jaime was just like "hey don't kill people' and the khaji da was like 'okay' pretty easily. I don't get why they didn't explore that a lot more, because 'trying to bond with something programmed to kill and deprogram it' is so meaningful and could lead to some really fun comedy too? The lack of struggle also made the reversal they pulled at the end less meaningful.

-Honestly I personally didn't need so much about Ted, let Jaime stand on his own for the first movie with Ted being mentioned a few times and leave the discoveries about Ted for later movies. I'm probs in the minority there!!! I like Ted, but this is about Jaime. It also kinda sucks they made Ted a bad dad with a fridged wife.

-I also think they shouldn't have made Victoria a victim of sexism, i guess they were trying to give her a sympathetic quality or something, but it didn't work. "She was passed over for the company because of sexism but that turned out to be a good thing" is kind of like...idk why is that there.

-Harvey Guillen died :(

But overall, solid movie, and I hope they get to do more.

[marsandstarss]

more blue beetle thoughts

tw: spoilers for blue beetle (2023), not rlly proofread, my brain is that of a goldfish

Another group of scenes I really noticed in the movie was how Victoria Kord treated “Dr. Sanchez” throughout the movie, until his death. In multiple scenes with “Dr. Sanchez”, Victoria calls him Sanchez, and he always corrects her, with his correction falling onto deaf ears. It seems from this, that Victoria didn’t care for “Dr. Sanchez”, from ignoring what he said, to just wanting him to do what she wants. 

It isn’t until the scene on the island, where “Dr. Sanchez” looks at Victoria Kord, and defies her, when she says to go after Jaime, who escaped. He says (from what I remember)  “Mira pendeja, my name is (I forgot most of his name 😭) De La Cruz! 

I found this interesting, for two reasons:

We see the Dr. actually stand up and correct Victoria, for his name. That alone was powerful to me, because as someone who has a Latin name, non-Latinos (especially yt people) butcher it, just because they can't say it. It made me take more courage in not letting this happen to me in mainly white, or non-latin spaces.

Also, we see the Dr. defy Victoria in his actions. He would always follow Victoria, whether it be in the scene where they unearthed the Scarab, and following her orders, in the island scene, where they transferred Jaime’s power into Carapax. In his final moments before he died, he did what he believed was right. He let Jaime go, and locks himself in with Carapax and Victoria.

tldr: the Dr. is my favorite character, and he didn't deserve to die.

[portushit]

Los 8 datos que explican porqué el reino de Cataluña nunca existió (y los nacionalistas ocultan)

CATALUÑA NUNCA EXISTIÓ

En la idea de construir una ‘nación catalana‘, la formación de la Corona de Aragón deja en evidencia el relato de una nación catalana milenaria (o la corona catalanoaragonesa) por haber sido siempre fruto del destino de los reyes aragoneses. Y nunca tuvieron un carácter independiente en sus designios políticos.

Las órbitas independentistas siempre han intentado tergiversar la historia de la Corona de Aragón con hechos puestos en duda o con un gasto millonario en subvencionar a asociaciones que difundan las manipulaciones de los intereses políticos del nacionalismo. En concreto, hay 8 datos que el independentismo intenta derribar para formar su idea nacionalista pero que explican porqué el reino de Cataluña nunca existió.

Aragón será el «cabo principal de nuestra alteza» y «nombre y título nuestro principal», en palabras de Jaime I y de Pedro IV: los Aragón y los miembros de su familia se denominan de modo constante y único «Aragón».

SEÑERA

Con la constitución de Reino de Aragón tras incorporarse la casa de Barcelona, en ningún momento se pierde el emblema de la familia: las cuatro barras rojas sobre un fondo de oro que significa el ‘señal real de Aragón’. Un emblema que pasará a ser el de muchos de sus territorios. Es de la frase ‘señal real de Aragón’ de donde procede el término «senyera» o señera usado en Cataluña, Valencia y otros lugares de la antigua Corona de Aragón.

¿SANT JORDI O SAN JORGE?

Fue en la ciudad de Calatayud en 1461 donde, por orden de Juan II, se celebran las Cortes de Aragón que establecen la festividad del día de San Jorge el 23 de abril. Según consta en el diario de sesiones, será un día «inviolablemente, perpetua, guardada, observada y celebrada solemnemente» en todo el Reino de Aragón. Lo que incluye los territorios que de éste dependen, como Cataluña.

ESCUDO DE ARAGÓN

El escudo de Aragón, tal y como se conoce actualmente, se configuró en 1499. Está formado por cuatro emblemas o cuarteles: el Árbol de Sobrarbe, la Cruz de Íñigo Arista, la Cruz de Alcoraz y, por último, los cuatro palos gules de las barras de Aragón iguales entre sí. Una corona colocada en la parte superior del espacio que ocupan los cuatro emblemas mismos completa así la insignia del escudo de Aragón.

Las Barras de Aragón (cuarto cuartel) son un símbolo común a otras regiones como Cataluña, Baleares o Comunidad Valenciana.

PRÍNCIPE DE GERONA

El 21 de enero de 1351, Pedro IV creó el ducado de Gerona para afianzar la posición del heredero de la Corona aragonesa. Con las rentas de este ducado, se dotaba al recién nacido -su hijo Juan I- y automáticamente al príncipe heredero como garantía del estatus que le correspondía por nacimiento y lo situaba al frente de la jerarquía nobiliaria por encima de marqueses y condes.

DE CONDADO A SER PARTE DEL REINO

El matrimonio de Petronila, la hija del rey aragonés Ramiro II “el Monje”, con el duque Ramón Berenguer supuso la unión dinástica de los condados carolingios de Aragón, Sobrarbe y Ribagorza con la casa de Barcelona. De ahí fue cuando en 1035 se constituye el Reino de Aragón. Y en 1150 se termina convirtiendo en la Corona de Aragón.

ARAGONÉS

El termino aragonés siempre sirvió para designar a los naturales del Reino de Aragón o a los naturales de cualquiera de los reinos o principados comprendidos dentro de la Corona de Aragón. Incluido también a aquellos que vivían en el condado de Barcelona o en los Reinos de Valencia o Mallorca.

El término aragonés estuvo presente durante más de 300 años en todo el mar Mediterráneo. Por ejemplo, cuando se avistaba un navío con la señal de Aragón o los documentos de la época que servían de crónicas del reino.

NOMBRES REALES

Los nombres dinásticos característicos de la Casa de Aragón son Pedro -cinco reyes- y Alfonso -con otros cinco monarcas-. Ramiro II llamó Petronila (femenino de Pedro) a su hija y heredera, que se desposó con Ramón Berenguer (conde de Barcelona), de cuyo matrimonio nació el rey Alfonso II, en recuerdo de Alfonso I el Batallador.

Los reyes de Aragón no se llamaron Ramón, ni Berenguer, ni Pere, ni Jaume, ni nombres propios del Condado de Barcelona. Todos los nombres eran de origen aragonés.

Grupo La Tarántula 🕷️

[windona]

Nana counts because the grandma we see in the 06 run was Jaime's maternal grandma.

[goya-65]

El Gringo dice: - Hola, de donde eres?

El Mexicano responde: - Hola, soy de México

Gringo: - Aahh! La tierra del Chapo Guzmán, los narcos, la marihuana, crimenes y extorsiones.

Mexicano - Disculpe es usted adicto, verdad?

Gringo - No!!! ¿por qué?

Mexicano: -Porque si usted fuera deportista me habría identificado con Ana Guevara, Hugo Sanchez, Julio Cesar Chavez, el Finito López, El chicharito Hernández, el Canelo Alvarez, Rafael Márquez, etc.

Y si usted fuera culto, me habría preguntado sobre las grandes culturas como los Mayas, los Aztecas, los Olmecas, los Chichimecas.

Y si usted hubiera viajado me preguntaría por nuestras ruinas arqueológicas, ciudades coloniales, las grandes megalópolis o nuestras exhuberantes playas, incluso por nuestra biodiversidad de selvas, playas, desiertos o bosques.

Me habría identificado con nuestros grandes pintores, Diego Rivera, Rufino Tamayo, Frida Khalo, José Clemente Orozco, o nuestros compositores: Agustín Lara, Consuelo Velázquez, Armando Manzanero, Juan Gabriel, Jose Alfredo Jimenez, o nuestros escritores y poetas: Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, Juan Rulfo, Octavio Paz, Juan José Arreola, Elena Poniawtoska, Amado Nervo, Jaime Sabines, o nuestros inventores y científicos: Manuel Mondragón, Guillermo González Camarena, Luis Ernesto Miramontes, nuestros cineastas: Ismael Rodríguez, Emilio Fernández, Alfonso Cuarón, Guillermo del Toro, Alejandro González Iñárritu, Emmanuel Lubezki e incluso Luis Buñuel que siendo español adopto la nacionalidad mexicana.

Y si usted fuera un gourmet me habría preguntado por los Tamales, la Cochinita Pibil, el Mole, el Adobo, los chilaquiles, los Chiles en nogada, el Guacamole, el Pan de Muerto, etc. Por nuestras bebidas: el pulque, tequila, mezcal, los vinos y las cervezas.

Sin embargo, veo que solo conoce al proveedor de su adicción!!!

Sólo quiero probarle que México es mucho más de lo que la gente ignorante cree. Que somos muchos mexicanos honestos, que incluso si no nos conoce le abriremos las puertas de nuestra casa y le encantará conocernos y visitarnos, porque Mexico es aún muchísimo más maravilloso de lo que yo pueda contarle!! 🇲🇽

Así que cuidado Extranjero, Lee y conoce para poder Opinar y Calificar !!

🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽

MesPatrio2023 🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽

[gldnhrt]

MEET THE MUSES

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[dogandcatcomics]

#repost @perrosconsueter  Jaime Fernández de la Cruz (Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, México, 1989-). Fernandez’s works in painting (and also in designing tattoos) include endearing canine representation.

[juarezesdeporte]

SALIERON MUY FIERAS

Monterrey.- Tigres Femenil mantuvo la ventaja que consiguió en la ida y empató sin goles en la vuelta, para coronarse campeón del Apertura 2023 ante América, y conquistar su sexto campeonato en la Liga

Monterrey.- No hubo sorpresa en el Estadio Universitario, Tigres Femenil mantuvo la ventaja que consiguió en la ida y empató sin goles en la vuelta, para coronarse campeón del Apertura 2023 ante América.

El equipo felino mostró una postura conservadora, pero segura, ante unas Águilas que intentaron, pero poco a poco se fueron desinflando y las "Amazonas" dominaron para, sin desgastarse ni complicarse, obtener su sexto campeonato de la Liga MX Femenil.

Como era de esperarse, América salió con más ímpetu al frente, pero las jugadas se quedaron cortas e, incluso, a diferencia de la ida, los tiros al arco fueron pocos.

Kiana Palacios intentó con un disparo por encima del arco, después, el juego pasó a ser más físico y entre las fuertes llegadas y los reclamos, Jocelyn Orejel y Katty Martínez se fueron amonestadas.

La oportunidad más clara del primer tiempo fue para el América, pues al minuto 34, Katty tuvo un remate de cabeza sola en el área y su tiro se fue por encima de la portería de Cecilia Santiago.

Sobre el final del primer tiempo, Liliana Mercado tuvo una oportunidad y disparó en el área, pero Aurelie Kaci se barrió a tiempo y mandó el balón a tiro de esquina.

En el segundo tiempo, América fue perdiendo poco a poco la esperanza y, pese a que Ángel Villacampa mandó a Kheira, Sarah Luebbert y Natalia Mauleón para intentar atacar, las "Amazonas" maniataron a las azulcremas, les quitaron el balón y fueron más peligrosas al frente.

Joseline Montoya entró por Belén Cruz y le dio más dinamismo al ataque felino, algo que aprovechó con un disparo que Itzel González atajó.

Lizbeth Ovalle tuvo la oportunidad de matar las esperanzas americanistas y de paso, despegarse de Katty en el goleo histórico de las universitarias, pero al irse sola frente a Itzel, falló el mano a mano y González le atajó los dos disparos.

Aunque América necesitaba goles y en una desesperada Villacampa mandó a Aylin Aviléz y Miah Zuazua a la cancha, fueron las de casa las que siguieron dominando y dejaron que el reloj corriera hasta coronarse.

Al final, sin sufrir y con un Estadio Universitario que lució con 38 mil 493 espectadores, según la cifra oficial, Tigres Femenil se coronó otra vez en la Liga y logró su sexto campeonato.

(Jaime Mar / Agencia Reforma)

[moonstone27ls]

Blue Beetle movie... mini thoughts...

Just before I give my mini critique. I just wanna say I still loved this movie. Loved the actors, the story was good and I do genuinely encourage people to see it (and the new TMNT movie both were REALLY good).

(SPOILER WARNING)

So what are my complaints? Uhh... some scenes felt a bit too whats the word(s) "tried too hard". Any example? Belissa Escobedo's character (Blue Beetles sister). I dunno the first scenes with her felt they tried to hard to make her sassy/snarky (not sure what's the appropriate word). Don't get me wrong I did enjoy her but some of it felt they tried to hard.

You could even say the family dilemma felt too obvious. But gonna let that slide a little because I REALLY did enjoy Jaime's family. But if I had to be honest, Nana and Rudy stole the show. I mean Jaime was okay but his story was somewhat predictable. Again still love him, and kudos to his actor cause almost every scene he did was just AMAZING/or made you feel for his charater.

But again haha that Nana she's nuts but in an awesome way :D. If they give this movie a sequel I want more a little more work on Jaime. Just a little.

Second complaint,  Harvey Guillén's character was VASTLY under used in my opinion. When I came to this movie, I admit Harvey Guillén was one of the reasons I chose to. I thought he was gonna be given a bigger role.

And well... this is not to minimize him. But I felt they turned him into DC version of Guillermo. Even part of his surname... Guillermo de la cruz.... Dr José Francisco Morales Rivera de la Cruz. Come on movie I see that. Which would not be bad, the movie did sell to me that he was conflicted. What annoyed me was that they killed him off BD;. I dunno part of me was "Come onnnn movie. Don't give me Guillermo vibes only to kill him off". Plus... with the exception of trying to save Jaime. Poor Dr. Cruz (if I'm doing the last name wrong I'm soooo sorry) didn't really get enough time to redeem himself.

I was hoping he'd escape or get saved/so they could give him a bigger role in the sequel (again if they get one). But oh well.

But thats it for my critique. The movie was fun and loved the soundtrack, seriously I recommend people see it.

[taylorjohnson]

underneath it all, you longed to be annihilated by love. scream queens, dir. ryan murphy / window, forugh farrokhzad (tr. sholeh wolpé) / untitled, warsan shire / love exposure, dir. sion sono / untitled, sue zhao / fleabag, dir. harry bradbeer / the love witch, dir. anna biller / norwegian wood, haruki murakami / writer in the dark, lorde / echo and narcissus, ted hughes / raisin pumpernickel, marge piercy / untitled, ana teresa barboza / i want you to love me, fiona apple / the creation story, joy harjo / a good marriage, dir. éric rohmer / love opened a mortal wound, sor juana inés de la cruz (tr. by joan larkin and jaime manrique) / wild things, dir. john mcnaughton / moon song, phoebe bridgers / come over, noah kahan.

[alliwanttodoiscollectpoetry]

Love opened a mortal wound.

In agony, I worked the blade to make it deeper. Please, 1 begged, let death come quick.

Wild, distracted, sick, I counted, counted all the ways love hurt me.

One life, I thought--a thousand deaths.

Blow after blow, my heart couldn't survive this beating.

Then--how can I explain it?

I came to my senses. I said, Why do I suffer? What lover ever had so much pleasure?

Love Opened a Mortal Wound by Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz (Translated by Joan Larkin and Jaime Manrique)