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Once Upon a Time In Antigua Guatemala

Here’s once again my dear friend Nelo being such an accomodating model for my take on Antigua Guatemala’s version of El Mariachi (Desperado).

I hope you like it. Let me know your thoughts either way!

Tags: Arches, black and white, el mariachi, las capuchinas, nelo

This entry was written by Rudy Girón and posted on Friday, July 9, 2010 at 12:09 am and is filed under Antigua Characters, Arches, Ruins. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

Luis

The gentleman looks more like Paul Sutton, Keanu Reeves character in the 1995 movie A Walk In The Clouds.
Erick

A quote from the Desperado movie:

Short Bartender: [nervous] Is there something in the guitar case?
El Mariachi: Yeah.
Short Bartender: What?
El Mariachi: My guitar.
Eric

I like your concept, Rudy. I would never want to see an ‘El Mariachi’-type in La Antigua, but as an artistic rendering, the photo works very well. The black and white gives it that air of mystery. For those who are not familiar with the ‘El Mariachi’ movies, it makes the viewer ask, “What’s in the cases, and what is this man going to do?”. For those who have seen the movies, it makes us wonder,”Hey, he looks a bit like that guy in…” Nice way to evoke not only ‘El Mariachi’, but almost any gangster film from the golden age. Bien hecho!
erica

I love it rudy!
Erickson

I love it too Rudy.
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=720334657 Maureen Wesley

This is great photo. It’s specific and conceptual at the same time. Viva El Rudy!
MaggieD

Rudy RE: El Mariachi – ANYTIME you want to post a picture of this “very handsome” man, we’ll be happy to look at it! He should have been a model. Interesting photo; you are so creative. I never tire of seeing what you come up with next. Thanks so much.
Brian Wozniak

LOVE IT!!!!!

Also, while I see the reference to El Mariachi, it also brings to mind another mental picture . . . Miguel Asturias’s “El presidente”, in the part at the end where the protagonist is at the train station. It really gives me the visceral feeling of terror from the book, in fact I feel slightly nervous everytime I look at the photo.

My other comment is that this is a timeless photograph . . . obviously it was taken recently, but it could just as easily have been taking in the early 1900′s.

Great photo!
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Rudy, I discovered your blog as soon as I returned from a too-short 4 day trip to Guatemala in May 2006. Through your camera lens, you've taught me so much about the place that I fell in love with so quickly. I especially appreciate when you write your thoughts, observations, opinions, and give information about your subjects. You've given me true affection for the marimba through the music you've posted, & you've taken me on virtual trips back to La Antigua Guatemala through your videos and sound clips. You've challenged my ideas about Guatemala, and surprised me with the breadth of culture in your little city. Your blog is like a little vacation every day. Thank you so much for the years of absolute pleasure. You never disappoint; this is a big accomplishment! Congratulations, and please don't stop. —Janna