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El Balcón de la Sociedad | La contradicción en la Ibero-Puebla: ¿apoyo o presión?
El Balcón de la Sociedad | Acoso y corrupción en la Conagua #PeriodismoParaTi #SociedadNoticias #BlacónSocial @Claudiashein @GobiernoMX #Conagua @giderechosh @conagua_clima @conagua_mx
El reciente escándalo de acoso sexual y corrupción que involucra a altos funcionarios de la Comisión Nacional del Agua (Conagua) en el estado de México ha evidenciado graves irregularidades en el organismo. La denuncia presentada por un grupo de empleados destaca una cultura de impunidad, nepotismo y abuso de poder dentro de la institución, y deja en claro la urgencia de medidas firmes que pongan…
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La verdad contra la falacia: Alfaro responde a El Informador
En el tumultuoso escenario político de Jalisco, la confrontación entre el gobierno y los medios de comunicación ha alcanzado un nuevo clímax. El reciente mensaje del gobernador Enrique Alfaro, en respuesta a las publicaciones del periódico El Informador, deja en claro que la batalla no solo se libra en las calles, sino también en el terreno de la opinión pública. Enrique Alfaro comienza su…
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#Carlos Alvarez del Castillo#El Informador#Enrique Alfaro#Gobierno de Jalisco#Inseguridad#Medios de comunicación#Rio Santiago#Transporte público
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Castillo de Torrelobatón (Valladolid)
Hoy nos pasearemos por un castillo que creo que no es muy conocido de forma general, a pesar de sus formas contundentes y de haber jugado una papel suficientemente importante en la historia de Castilla. Castillo de Torrelobatón. Valladolid. Castilla León. España. Continue reading Castillo de Torrelobatón (Valladolid)
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#Alfonso Enríquez#Alonso Pérez de Vivero#Arquitectura#Batalla de Villalar (1521)#Castillo de Torrelobatón#Edad Media#Enrique IV de Castilla#Fadrique Enríquez#Guerra de las Comunidades#Infantes de Aragón#Juan II de Castilla#Juan Padilla#Los Comuneros#Montes Torozos#Siglo XV#Siglo XVI#Valladolid
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La Aventura del Tango: LAS VOCES DEL TANGO
ANTONIO PIPPO PEDRAGOSA. Periodista, Escritor, Editorialista. Director Gral. Cultura Tanquera. Columnista -A la hora de las comparaciones sólo me detengo ante Gardel. Lo escribió el musicólogo uruguayo Ariel Martínez, aludiendo a Edmundo Rivero, en el conmovedor obituario que le dedicó en “Brecha”, en 1986, y que tituló –aludiendo a una estrofa de “El último organito”, gran creación de “El…
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#a Ariel Ardit#a Guillermo Fernández#a Luis Filipelli#Agustín Irusta#Agustín Magaldi#al Chino Laborde y a Adrián Guida#Alberto Castillo#Alberto Echagüe#Alberto Gómez#Alberto Marino#Alberto Morán#Alberto Podestá#Alfredo Belushi#ANTONIO PIPPO PEDRAGOSA#Antonio Rodríguez Lesende#Argentina#Ángel Vargas#Carlos José Pérez de la Riestra (Charlo)#Carlos Olmedo y Enrique Campos#Carlos Roldán#CULTURA TANGUERA#EDMUNDO RIVERO#ESPAÑA#Floreal Ruiz#Francisco Fiorentino#GOYENECHE#Gustavo Nocetti#Héctor Mauré#Hugo del Carril y Carlos Dante#IGNACIO CORSINI
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De Belaunde a Marset: responsabilidades de cara a la huida del narcotraficante.
La reciente huida del narcotraficante uruguayo Sebastián Enrique Marset Cabrera, conocido como el narco más buscado de Sudamérica, ha generado un intenso debate entre el actual Ministro de Gobierno de Bolivia, Eduardo Del Castillo, y su antecesor, Carlos Romero. El exministro acusó al primero de negligencia e inconformidad con los hechos que condujeron al éxito de la fuga de Marset. Romero…
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#Bolivia#Carlos Romero#Eduardo Del Castillo#Interpol#Narcotráfico.#Sebastián Enrique Marset Cabrera#Sr. Belaunde.
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(Part of) The cast of Society of the Snow and their real life counterparts
Credits to 'Grupo Re-Viven! La Tragedia de Los Andes - El Milagro de Los Andes' on Facebook
Marcelo Perez del Castillo (actor: Diego Vegezzi)
Gustavo Nicolich (actor: Blas Polidori)
Roy Harley (actor: Andy Pruss)
Daniel Maspons (actor: Santiago Vaca Narvaja)
José Luis "Coche" Inciarte (actor: Simón Hempe)
Pedro Algorta (actor: Luciano Chatton)
Rafael Echavarren (actor: Benjamín Segura)
Alvaro Mangino (actor: Juan Caruso)
Daniel Fernandez (actor: Francisco Romero)
Numa Turcatti (actor: Enzo Vogrincic)
Pancho Delgado (actor: Valentino Alonso)
Enrique Platero (actor: Federico Aznarez)
Antonio Vizintin (actor: Agustín Della Corte)
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The full passenger manifest of Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, which set off from Montevido, Uruguay to Santiago, Chile, on October 12th, 1972.
1. Francisco Abal
2. Carlos Paez Rodriguez
3. Roberto Francois Alvarez
4. Daniel Maspons Hossa
5. Gilberto Regules Zorrilla
6. Marcelo Pérez del Castillo
7. Roy Harley Sanchez
8. Jorge Hounie Sere
9. Julio Martinez Lamas
10. Gaston Costemalle Jardi
11. Arturo Nogueira Paullier
12. Felipe Maquirriain
13. Diego Storm Gornah
14. Alfredo Delgado
15. Alvaro Mangino
16. Jose P. Algorta Duran
17. Francisco Nicola Brusa
18. Esther Horta de Nicola
19. Antonio Vizintin Brandi
20. Susanna E. Parrado Dolgay
21. Eugenia Dolgay de Parrado
22. Fernando Parrado Dolgay
23. Eduardo Strauch Urioste
24. Adolfo Strauch Urioste
25. Daniel Shaw Urioste
26. Gustavo Zerbino Stajano
27. Roberto Canessa Urta
28. Gustavo Nicholich Arocena
29. Fernando Vasquez Nerel
30. Jose Luis Inciarte Vasquez
31. Daniel Fernandez Strauch
32. Rafael Echavarren Vasque
33. Numa Turcatti Pesquera
34. Alfredo Cibils
35. Carlos Valeta Vallendor
36. Enrique Platero Riet
37. Javier Methol Abal
38. Liliana Navarro de Methol
39. Ramon Sabella
40. Juan Carlos Menendez Vilascca
41. Graciela Obdulia Augusto Gumila de Mariani
42. Guido Jose Magri
#flight 571#Uruguayan flight 571#miracle in the andes#el milagro de los andes#history#history posts#passenger manifest#survival stories#disaster stories
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Texas law enforcement officials charged seven suspects with human smuggling and organized crime-related charges after discovering a stash house on Thursday with 26 victims.
Last Thursday, the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office and other agencies broke up a human smuggling operation involving a long, goose-neck trailer traveling to a rural home outside San Antonio, which officials described as an open-air shack.
Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar said the trailer came from the Laredo area and contained a large false compartment underneath, with 26 migrants lying inside.
The suspects were identified as 39-year-old Abeldaro Herrera, 26-year-old Rafael Mendoza, 28-year-old Cristobal Eduardo Deleon, 21-year-old Jose Marvin Hernandez, 23-year-old Mario Enrique Elizondo, 30-year-old Vanessa Castillo, and 45-year-old Ismael Hernandez.
Herrera, Mendoza and Deleon were all charged with 26 counts of human smuggling. The trio was also charged with engaging in organized criminal activity, alongside Elizondo, Castillo, and Hernandez.
Hernandez was not charged with either crime, but instead faces a single charge of evading arrest.
The sheriff’s office said the 26 victims were safely secured and given medical care.
BIDEN CRITICIZED BY HIS OWN PARTY FOR ‘USING THE SAME TOOLS’ AS TRUMP TO CONTROL THE BORDER
Of the 26 victims, 12 were taken to University Hospital and treated for minor injuries and heat-related illnesses.
One migrant remained in the hospital for further treatment of dehydration and cardiac-related issues.
The victims consisted of 20 men and six women, all between the ages of 18 and 54.
They all came from Mexico, Honduras, Venezuela and Guatemala, officials said.
SUSPECTED HUMAN SMUGGLER BREACHES AIR FORCE BASE A WEEK AFTER ILLEGAL MIGRANT HOPS FENCE
The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office seized several vehicles driven by the suspects that were on the property.
U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) told Fox News Homeland Security Investigations is assisting the sheriff’s office with the investigation.
When asked whether the suspects were in the U.S. illegally, ICE declined to comment on the matter.
The sheriff’s office received information on Thursday morning that a human smuggling operation was taking place involving several dozen people.
After receiving the tip, the sheriff’s office and multiple other law enforcement agencies followed the trailer to the home that Salazar called an open-air shack with windows open in triple digit temperatures, no air conditioning, no running water, and buckets for toilets.
Investigators said they also discovered multiple bulletproof vests and long rifles behind the residence.
Salazar told reporters he was not sure if any of the rifles were automatic or semi-automatic, adding the guns and vests were "natural" things to find in a smuggling operation like the one his team broke up. He also said the operation was "clearly cartel related."
The sheriff described the smuggling operation as "big money," saying a Guatemalan woman within the group told officials she paid $16,000 to be smuggled into the U.S.
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2024 olympics Dominican Republic roster
Athletics
Robert King (Santo Domingo)
Erick Sánchez (Azua De Compostela)
José González (Santo Domingo)
Alexander Ogando (San Juan De La Maguana)
Yeral Nuñez (La Romana)
Milagros Durán (San Pedro De Macorís)
Franchina Martínez (Santo Domingo)
Marileidy Paulino (Don Gregorio)
Anabel Medina (Santo Domingo)
Boxing
Junior Alcántara (Salvaleón De Higüey)
Cristian Pinales (La Romana)
María Moronta (Santo Domingo)
Diving
Frandiel Gómez (San Felipe De Puerto Plata)
José Ruvalcaba (León De Los Aldama, Mexico)
Victoria Garza (Saltillo, Mexico)
Equestrian
Yvonne Losos (Santo Domingo)
Gymnastics
Audreys Nin (Santa Cruz De Barahona)
Judo
Robert Florentino (San Juan De La Maguana)
Moira Morillo (Santo Domingo)
Shooting
Eduardo Lorenzo (Santiago De Los Caballeros)
Soccer
Josué Báez (Santo Domingo)
Ángel Montes (San Juan De La Maguana)
Enrique Bösl (Kösching, Germany)
Nelson Lemaire (Schaarbeek, Belgium)
Thomas Jungbauer (Jarabacoa)
Xavier Valdez (Faribault, Minnesota)
Francisco Reyes (Santiago De Los Caballeros)
Edgar Pujol (Sabadell, Spain)
Luiyi De Lucas (Galván)
Heinz Mörschel (Frankfurt, Germany)
Óscar Ureña (Figueres, Spain)
Rafael Núñez (Madrid, Spain)
Edison Azcona (Boca Raton, Florida)
Peter González (Madrid, Spain)
Joao Urbáez (Móstoles, Spain)
José De La Cruz (Rubí, Spain)
Fabian Messina (Stuttgart, Germany)
José De León (Madrid, Spain)
Nowend Lorenzo (Santo Domingo)
Swimming
Javier Núñez (Santo Domingo)
Elizabeth Jiménez (Santo Domingo)
Taekwondo
Bernardo Pié (Bayaguana)
Madelyn Rodríguez (Santiago De Los Caballeros)
Volleyball
Alondra Tapia (La Vega)
Geraldine González (Santo Domingo)
Madeline Guillén (Santo Domingo)
Cándida Arias (Santo Domingo)
Brenda Castillo (Santo Domingo)
Ariana Rodríguez (Miami, Florida)
Niverka Marte (Santo Domingo)
Yonkaira Peña (Santo Domingo)
Bethania De La Cruz (Santo Domingo)
Brayelin Martínez (Santo Domingo)
Jineiry Martínez (Santo Domingo)
Gaila González (Santo Domingo)
Weightlifting
Beatriz Pirón (San Pedro De Macorís)
Yudelina Mejía (Santo Domingo)
Crismery Santana (San Pedro De Macorís)
Wrestling
Luis Pérez (Santo Domingo)
#Sports#National Teams#Dominican Republic#Celebrities#Races#Fights#Boxing#Mexico#Animals#Soccer#Germany#Belgium#Minnesota#Spain#Florida
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La novela sobre la vida y el poder de Catalina de Aragón.
En su debut en la novela histórica, Gema Bonnín nos regala por fin las palabras de una reina silenciada en vida que fue, en términos de Shakespeare, «la reina de todas las reinas».
UNA MUJER QUE LUCHÓ CONTRA TODO Y TODOS
Catalina, la última hija de los Reyes Católicos, ha sido durante años un personaje olvidado en España. Sin embargo, en Inglaterra, donde residió desde la adolescencia para casarse con el rey de esas tierras, se convirtió en una leyenda.
UNA REINA QUE FORJÓ SU PROPIO DESTINO
Este es el relato de una joven solitaria que llegó a ser la primera embajadora de Europa, una mujer que no vaciló ante el poder del mismísimo rey, provocando un gran cisma con la Iglesia católica, y una madre que nunca dejó de luchar por su única hija.
UNA NOVELA QUE NOS DESCUBRE LA VOZ SILENCIADA DE CATALINA DE ARAGÓN
Desde el castillo de Kimbolton, donde aguarda el final de su vida, Catalina nos narra las peligrosas intrigas de la corte y el asfixiante egoísmo de Enrique VIII, así como lo que la llevó a hacerse con el favor del pueblo inglés.
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IMAGENES Y DATOS INTERESANTES DEL DIA 6 DE ENERO DE 2024
Día de Reyes, Día Mundial de los Huérfanos de la Guerra, Día Mundial de la Astrología, Año Internacional de los Camélidos.
San Melanio, San Nilamón, San Baltasar, Adoración de los Reyes, Santa Macra y San Aparicio.
Tal día como hoy en el año 2021
Una muchedumbre jaleada por el presidente saliente de los Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, irrumpe en la sede del Congreso, violando la seguridad y ocupando partes del edificio durante varias horas. El suceso interrumpe una sesión conjunta del poder legislativo para contar el voto del Colegio Electoral y certificar la victoria de Joe Biden en las elecciones presidenciales de 2020. Por estos hechos y su comportamiento conspiranóico de fraude electoral sin aportar pruebas, Trump se enfrentará a un proceso de destitución promovido por los demócratas. (Hace 3 años)
1950
El Primer Ministro británico Clement Attlee, ordena reconocer a la República Popular China, la reciente nación que Mao Zedong ha proclamado tan sólo tres meses antes. Este reconocimiento por parte de Gran Bretaña causará una crisis diplomática pasajera con Estados Unidos, que apoya al nacionalismo chino en su lucha contra los comunistas de Mao Zedong. (Hace 74 años)
1927
Tropas norteamericanas invanden Nicaragua con la excusa de proteger a su legación diplomática y la vida y bienes de sus ciudadanos residentes en el mencionado país. (Hace 97 años)
1912
Nuevo México se convierte en el cuadragésimo sexto estado de los Estados Unidos de América. (Hace 112 años)
1842
Tras largos años de combate entre el ejército británico y los nacionalistas musulmanes afganos, Afganistán consolida su independencia, al obligar a retirarse a las fuerzas imperiales británicas a la India. (Hace 182 años)
1838
En EE.UU. Samuel Morse, inventor del telégrafo, realiza la primera demostración pública de su invento a través de un cable de 2 kilómetros de longitud, con rotundo éxito y utiliza un código de su invención con puntos y rayas. No será hasta marzo de 1843, y tras discutirlo mucho, cuando el Congreso le conceda 30.000 dólares para construir una línea telegráfica. El invento, que revolucionará el mundo de las comunicaciones, vivirá una continua expansión que no dará marcha atrás hasta bien entrado el siglo XX, con la llegada de un competidor más manejable: el teléfono. (Hace 186 años)
1763
En Montevideo, Uruguay, cerca del mediodía y sin mediar declaración de guerra, barcos ingleses y portugueses atacan la ciudad. La primera andanada es respondida por las baterías de tierra, desarrolládose un violento combate, con graves daños para ambas partes. Los buques llevan las de perder y tras cuatro horas de duelo artillero, la nave capitana "Lord Clive", se incendia. Los atacantes abandonan sin tomar la ciudad. (Hace 261 años)
1542
En la actual México, el español Francisco de Montejo funda la ciudad de Mérida, hoy capital del Estado de Yucatán. El asentamiento se edifica sobre la antigua ciudad maya de T'ho, con una población registrada de 70 familias españolas y 300 indígenas mayas. El 13 de julio de 1618 se le concederá el título de "muy noble y leal ciudad" en cédula firmada por el rey Felipe II. (Hace 482 años)
1540
En Inglaterra, el rey Enrique VIII se casa con Ana de Cleves, llamada "la yegua de Flandes", en el que será su cuarto matrimonio. Enrique VIII tan sólo será su marido durante seis meses, hasta el 9 de Julio de 1540, fecha en que obtendrá la anulación del enlace declarando que no ha sido consumado. Ana será recompensada con propiedades, incluyendo el Castillo de Hever, antigua residencia de la familia Bolena. Recibirá el título de "Hermana del Rey", y permanecerá como amiga de él y sus hijos hasta su muerte el 16 de julio de 1557. Ana recibirá honrosa sepultura en la Abadía de Westminster. (Hace 484 años)
1535
Tres rastreadores de Francisco Pizarro exploran en este día el valle del Rímac (Perú). De aquí regresarán a su base narrando maravillas del lugar. Pizarro, encantando con el informe, decidirá fundar el 18 de este mismo mes la nueva capital a la que bautiza como "Ciudad de los Reyes" (en honor a los Tres Reyes Magos de Oriente: Melchor, Gaspar y Baltasar). Más adelante, no estando claro el porqué, la ciudad pasará a llamarse Lima. (Hace 489 años)
1494
En la isla Española, Cristóbal Colón en su segundo viaje, funda La Isabela, establecimiento colonizador así llamado en honor de Isabel La Católica, comenzándose a cultivar trigo, vid, caña, etc. Anteriormente, los caribes al mando del cacique Caonabo, destruyeron un primer asentamiento llamado Fuerte de La Navidad, construido con los restos del naufragio de la Santa María en la costa noroccidental de esta isla. Por eso, este nuevo asentamiento tiene lugar en la misma costa pero a muchos kilómetros al este. (Hace 530 años)
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Castillo de Coca; Coca, Segovia, Spain. Construido en el siglo 15th por Alonso de Fonseca, arzobispo de Sevilla, durante el reinado de Enrique IV de Castilla.
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⌕ . ˚ ⅋. 「 DAVID CASTAÑEDA. 34. cis man. he/him. 」 ENRIQUE CASTILLO, otherwise known as LAERTES, joined the libertalia nine years ago as a NAVIGATOR. around libertalia, the CANCER has a reputation for being GENUINE & OVERPROTECTIVE perhaps because they're best known for pulling a successful car chase during the mectozuma ii’s feather headdress heist of which they are most proud. while preparing for a heist, they listen to BULLETPROOF HEART by MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE. makes sense considering they remind me of: the roar of a car engine that goes with accelerating speed, an old pair of jeans stained with oil and grease, a family picture tucked safely in his pocket.
biography.
( cw: mentions of fire & parental death )
truth be told, enrique had been an accident. javier castillo & isabella espinoza were a pair of high school sweethearts who had every intention of marrying each others and building a family together. what they hadn’t planned, however, was isabella getting pregnant so soon after turning 20. needless to say, this was a huge surprise to the couple — a joyous one by their books, but also one that had changed the plans they had for themselves, especially when their parents had no interest in supporting their decision to keep the baby.
when enrique was born, both Isabella and javier had graduated from community college. yet, instead of going to university like they had intended, javier decided to start working full time at the mechanic shop he had been working at through college. meanwhile, isabella had gotten herself a receptionist job at a local pediatric clinic. it was rough to build a family when you had come from close to nothing, but they still tried their best to give their son what he needed.
if enrique had to describe his childhood, he’d say it was quite a happy one. he had parents who showered with affection constantly — his father, who always made time to play catch and later taught him how to work on cars when he said he wanted to learn; and a mother, who would get little treats after school when he got a nice score in a test and cheered the loudest when he hit a home run during his little leagues games. he was, for the longest time, an only child who received all his parents love. so when the family had find stability in all sense and his parents decided to have another child, they were concerned with how enrique would react especially with the significant age gap. yet when ariella was finally born, he had adored his sister from the moment he peered into her crib at the nursery. and so, a married couple lived with their two children in their small apartment in the bronx. like any other families, they had their fair share of rough patches & teenaged rebellious antics to go through — but for the most part, they had been happy.
the family went on a trip to celebrate enrique’s 18th birthday, and it had ended with a hotel fire that turned his life upside down. though he and his sister has sustained some degrees of treatable injury, his parents had succumbed to theirs and died, leaving the siblings with each other. while he had previously babysat for ariella, acting as her guardian had been an entirely different thing — one that essentially shifted him to act more as her parents than her siblings.
in another life, enrique would have been a freshmen at university that fall, eagerly starting his study in aerospace engineering. but in this one, he was working at the same auto shop his dad had worked at. it had seemed like the only thing that made any sense, considering he was good at tinkering and modding your own car. the job certainly helped to bring food to the table and kept a roof over their head. still, enrique knew he had to earn more for the sake of his sister’s future, especially when she her teachers were raving about how she has such a brilliant mind.
as much as he loved his sister, he would be lying if he said that the stress of being a breadwinner didn’t get to him at all. and when he was stressed, he fell back to the bad habit he had kept secret since his teen years — he’d sneak out at night in his car and drive, fast. you’d even go to meet up with your friends sometimes and race them, often enough that they’d try to drag you to the local street races happening around town. you had always said no then, but it wasn’t until this expectation to earn money did you start going. he had his fair share of losses, the cash he got when he won were enough to keep enrique coming back.
as he began building up his rep as a driver in the scene, enrique would sometimes get approached for offers that were even less legal than his racing. a driver, that was the only gig he’d ever willingly take, and that was the only capacity he’d be willing to serve during these time. none of the people who approached him had any issues with it, since it meant he’d get a smaller cut from the job. not that enrique minded much either, because he still got a decent enough pay.
to this day, enrique still had no idea how his existence had made it into the professor’s radar. but he supposed some of the small time robberies and heists he managed to pull off was enough to earn him an invitation to join libertalia. but enrique did decide to accept it, even if it was solely for the share he would be getting. his involvement in the libertalia was something he had kept secret from ariella, and he had promised himself he’s quit once she was through with her education. yet, as he got more involved in the heists, he couldn’t deny how much he enjoyed the fact that he could travel to all the different places and the adrenaline rush that came with each jobs. now that time was almost up… well, he wasn’t sure if he wanted to hold himself accountable of that promise anymore.
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Zaide Silvia Gutiérrez in El Norte (Gregory Nava, 1983)
Cast: David Villalpando, Zaide Silvia Gutiérrez, Ernesto Gómez Cruz, Alicia del Lago, Lupe Ontiveros, Trinidad Silva, Enrique Castillo, Tony Plana, Diane Cary, Mike Gomez, Abel Franco. Screenplay: Gregory Nava, Anna Thomas. Cinematography: James Glennon. Art direction: David Wasco. Film editing: Betsy Blankett Milicevic
Almost 40 years have passed since the release of El Norte, and the problems it depicts seem as intractable as ever, adding the poignancy of ongoing history to the film's bleak ending. As a document of the tragedy wrought by colonialism and the muddle of U.S. immigration policy, Gregory Nava's film is an essential one. Regarded as a work of narrative filmmaking, it has some deep flaws, particularly in the resort to overly "cinematic" devices like suspense. The intercutting between the plane departing for Chicago and Rosa's hospital room feels like textbook filmmaking, making the audience hold its breath to find out whether Enrique will really abandon his sister in hope of getting a green card. We don't need movie suspense fakeouts at this painful moment. But Nava does so much else right in the rest of the film, including the staging of the harrowing border crossing, as well as allowing humor to share screen time with pathos, that it's hard to criticize his lapses. If sincerity were everything, El Norte could be hailed as a masterpiece.
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