Mexicans in biggest protest yet over missing students

Not sure if this news is related to my career, but it certainly is a story that has social relevance, about a shocking fact: the disappearance and probable murder of 43 students in Mexico

Yesterday, a day of demonstrations were held in several states by 43 youths missing. In Chiapas and in the capital happened most rebellious protest.  In this context, from the government, president of Mexico, Enrique Peña Nieto, condemned "violence from any source"

The national march was called by relatives and activists held in over 30 cities in Mexico and the world. Universities located in the capital suspended classes in most schools. Unions such as electricians, university and telephone operators join the marches.

In Mexico City three gears that have started in different places were called, led all caravans organized by the parents of the missing. The caravans were touring the country over the course of the last week and joined in the Zocalo

Concentrations are mostly without incident, although Mexico City and Chiapas some violent incidents were reported by the launches of homemade clashes between protesters and police bomb. On complaining the government canceled the military parade is held every year on the anniversary of the Mexican Revolution.

The march culminated in the Zocalo. There, on the stage, family members and fellow students at the School of Ayotzinapa addressed the crowd.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/nov/21/mexicans-protesting-about-missing-students-scuffle-with-police

The Lion King

Today, I would like to talk you about a very famous movie that made an impact on our tender childhood. Probably, it made to cry everybody. I talk about The Lion King, obviously.

If you never saw this wonderful film, you lost an important piece of your childhood.

The Lion King is an American animated epic musical drama film released by Walt Disney Pictures.

Well, the principal character is Simba, who after to be witness of the death of his father Mufasa, decides to scape far away of the Pride Lands, because Scar (evil Simba’s uncle) blames to Simba like the responsible of the death of the King Mufasa.

Through the years, Simba finds the nice company of Timon (a meerkat) and Pumba (a wild boar), who make glad the life of this lion. Simba then grows up with Timon y Pumba in the jungle, living a carefree life with his friends under the slogan "Hakuna Matata" ("no worries")

While, Scar is managing the Kingdom in the jungle, but it´s in bad condition: without water, without food, without security for the rest of the animals.

Later, Nala (Simba’s best friend) and Rafiqui (friend monkey) will come to afford help to Simba, because it´s time for the return of the King Lion Simba. He has an important pending matter with Scar.

Finally, Scar will recognize to be culprit of to have killed Mufasa, and Simba will fight against him for to recover the Kingdom. After the evil uncle and the hyenas gone, Simba ascends and takes over the kingdom as the rain falls again

I love Cinema

Today I talk about my taste for cinema. In effect, the cinema is very beautiful for me. In facts, one of the things that I most like to do is going to the movie theater.  I just love being in front of the big screen, and seen a good movie. I don’t remember the exact date of the last time that I go to the cinema, but I remember that I went with my girlfriend to watch "The Grand Budapest Hotel" for the director Wes Anderson, a film about the adventures of Gustave H, a legendary concierge at the famous Hotel Busdapest between the world wars, and Zero, the lobby boy who was his most trusted collaborator. Also, I remember going to see “Relatos Salvajes”, one of the most hilarious argentine films I have ever seen. Unfortunately I can’t go to the cinema as often as I would like, because in Chile, the cinema is very expensive and the billboard ever is very bad. For this I usually see other movies in my house, on the computer. Fortunately, I have a good internet, so I don’t buy movies in the street very much.

Finally, I want say that one of the most important things for me in the cinema is the photography, because through it the director manifest his genius. Obviously the soundtrack and the script also are important, in effect the complement of these three elements make a good film. However I have many favorites films of many different genders, in general i love the movies of David Finsher, Terry Gilliam, Hayao Miyazaki or Stanley Kubrick

The latest books that I've read

Since childhood that I have shown a big interest and curiosity for the books and the novels, in effects, I always want that my parents buy books for me, but they always said that it´s very expensive to them. This situation was a very boring for me but I resolved this problem visit the library of my school. However, this library had only a few books, they are only the books that are required to read in the school, so I not have many options for read. But today the situations is very different and now I have access to many books about different topic, this thank a now I live in a big city with many library’s books stores, but today my principal sources to books of literature is the Marlene house, my girlfriend. Some of the latest books that I've read are "Para un Pueblo Fantasma" by Jorge Teillier (my favorite Chilean poet) and the novel “La fiesta Del Chivo” by Mario Vargas Llosa. This latest book I really enjoy it, but it have a lot of pages, so it takes me like a month ends to read it. The history it’s about a dictator named Rafael Trujillo of República Dominicana, his murder and their consequences. I really like this book, because despite that it’s have fiction elements, it have parts of historic elements because it’s an example of the crimes that were committed in times of dictator ship in Latino-america and it’s a form to remember the history of the continent. So I totally recommend it and if you don’t like read, and also you can watch the movie of this interesting book.

A good friend of mine

I would like to speak about a very good friend of mine. I met Daniel in around 2005 because he was one of my classmates at the school. I became his friend for the reason that we had a lot in common and I feel he is a very good company because we could talk about many and varied topics and this was fun for me.

Later, when I and Daniel go out school, we get in to at the same career, sociology in “La Chile” and we became classmates in the university. I would say we have various things in common. We both like the same kind of music, especially rock music and rap. Also we share an attraction toward for literature and books, but in fact he reads a lot more than I. Actually he is passionate about reading and especially writing. Daniel writing every day since a lot of year, but really he never show me or anyone his writing. I think he is truly embarrassing to show his writing to the people.

What more can I say? I also enjoy our meetings to have a drink and talk about our interests in common. About this, other topic that interests us is the world of the politics. Since we met in school, we always debate about politics and philosophy. That's one of the reasons we chose the career we studied.

Victor Jara

Today I will talk about Victor Jara. I not really sure that Victor Jara was the most important Chilean of all time, but certainly his legacy is very relevant for the history of our country.

Victor was a Chilean teacher, theater director, poet, singer-songwriter, and political activist. He was recognized in the field of music and played a central role among neo-folkloric musicians who formed the “Nueva Canción Chilena” movement under the Salvador Allende administration. After the Chilean coup of 11 September 1973, he was detained, tortured and finally shot to death by machine gun fire. The contrast between the themes of his melodies, on love, peace and social justice and the cruel way in which he was killed transformed Victor into a symbol of fight for human rights and justice across Latin America and the whole world      

Victor Jara was an active part of the Nueva Canción movement, performing songs that talk fervently about controversial topics of the day such as imperialism, poverty and human rights. Jara published his first recordings in 1966. His songs was a combination of traditional folk music along with left political activism. From this period, some of his most renowned songs are “Plegaria A Un Labrador” and “Te Recuerdo Amanda”. Unlike the music that had dominated previously, Jara’s music, along with other musicians and bands of the movement, was deeply rooted in the indigenous cultures of Chile and this spirit, the sounds of the lower-classes.

Los Súper Campeones

When I was a child one of my favorites activities it was watch TV, for this I remember a lot of TV shows for this years. However, a programme that I really like was "Super Campeones". 

The story narrates the adventures of a neighborhood youth soccer team and its football captain “Tsubasa”, whose name translates in Latinoamerica like “Oliver Atom”. The series is characterized by energetic football moves, often very intricate and unbelievable. The argument focuses on Oliver’s relationship with his friends, competition with his opponents, training, and the action and result of each soccer match.

The Captain Oliver Atom is an eleven year old basic school student who is profoundly in love with football play and dreams of one day winning the football world cup for this country. Ever since he was little, he always went out with a football. His mom thinks that he was really born only to play football.  He lives together with his mother in Japan, at the same time as his father is a nautical commander who travels around the world.  

I like this shows because a really like soccer, even when I was a little child, and in this years I share with Oliver his dreams of becoming a great football player in the future. I remember that after watch the show I usually went out to play football with my brothers.