#valencia romero

[elmartillosinmetre]

Mi crítica al concierto del Grup Instrumental de Valencia esta noche en el Espacio Turina.

[cosmicanger]

popular, 2023-2024, exhibition view, curated by Pedro G. Romero, IVAM, Valencia

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Alejo Humanes in “The Silence” by Jesús La Fuente (st.), ph. Aitana Valencia & Marcos Jiménez (assistant), muah Antonio Romero, for The Greatest Mag., Nov. 2023

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La Scaloneta is a...

It’s clear that both fans and players share the same sentiments toward La Scaloneta. “ An incredible group that was put together. When you are at the club sometimes you say, how long is it until you go to the national team? You are happy to be there ”, this is how Paredes defined the squad.

- The 'infamous' Players' Group Whatsapp

Paredes is the one who was in charge of creating the group chat. “ We were following the World Cup group drawing through Whatsapp. No, it’s not called La Scaloneta. The coach doesn’t like the nickname, sometimes we tell him jokingly. We left it (the Whatsapp group chat's name) at ‘Copa America’ because it was created when we play for Copa America ”

(Lautaro and Cuti confessed that a day after the World Cup Final, Paredes renamed the group chat from 'Copa America Champion' to ‘World Cup Champion’).

Another story Paredes told about the group chat was, “ We always talk. Every time one of us has to play we try to watch and talk after the game. There are many times that we have to play at the same time and we can’t, but we always try to look at each other ”

- A lot of times they have to become rival for 90mins, but let's pray for this squad to remain as a "Brother" for a very long time 🤞

- The way they take care of each other

Paredes took a trip down memory lane to the first moment he and De Paul broke the ice with Messi. He said, “ It was during an afternoon when we still had 2 hours before training and didn’t know what to do. And Rodri said, ‘That’s it, let’s grab the cards, mate, and knock on Leo’s door’. The idea is that simple; to play truco, drink mate, listen to some music, and hope he would receive us in the best way. We were lucky he opened the door to his room for us and everything has worked well since that moment "

De Paul on Messi: Having him, everything is easier. On a club level, I only had contact with him once, at Valencia vs Barcelona. Apart from that, I didn’t know him. Given everything he lives through he could be a reserved character, so he surprised me (as it turns out) he enjoys having a mate, listening to a song, and playing truco. We do warm-up games, and I say: ‘Leo, I’ll take you on!’, he loves that. That humanizes him. You can see him like he's from another dimension, but he’s just a person.

Furthermore, De Paul describes his role in the National Team as a ‘spare tire’. I have no problem putting it like that. And I’ll do anything to wear this jersey. With my role, we can cover Paredes and help Messi, everything comes in its own time whether it’s to help Messi to attack, or hold back to cover Paredes. You compliment them.

Messi's praise of De Paul

Between players, it has been well-known that the secret to make Leo (Messi) happy is by treating him normally. However, Cristian Romero said in reality it worked the other way around.

Cuti: Since I joined the National team, Leo always treats me like I am one of them, he made me see how simple it is beyond everything he has won in his career. 

"Rodrigo De Paul desde el primer día lo protegió, lo abrazó y lo apadrinó." - Molina's father told the story about how De Paul took care of his son when Molina first time played abroad for Udinese

Molina: I was at my house when Rodri with Correa were the first ones to call me and said ‘Congratulations! You deserve it! I hope you don’t flatter yourself (note: in a joking manner)’. I didn’t understand it until they told me that I had been summoned by the National Team.

Paredes to De Paul: How well we raised these 3 (Cuti-Licha-Moli)

Meanwhile, long before acting as Molina’s ‘godparent’, Rodri was the ‘little brother’ of Ota back when the 2 of them played for Valencia (and they’ve been a roommate since Brazil's 2019 Copa America). Take a look back at their Instagram, there are so many photos of them together both on-off pitch, even after Ota moved to Manchester, the friendship still continued.

- Players' bonding time with Asado

Love how the young ones 'take advantage' by making the elder do the cooking

- Their attention to the injured ones

Players' support for Gio; before, during, and after his comeback from injury

Mac Allister about Garnacho: I'm sure Licha is working on it (persuading Garna to join Argentina) right now

Licha: I'm taking him with me to Argentina

It’s like a cycle of them taking care of each other, one another 💕 Just like how Ota took care of Rodri and Rodri took care of Molina in return. Gio’s presence helped Cuti to adapt when they were both in Tottenham even for a little while. Tagliafico helped Licha while both played for Ajax. Leo welcomed Paredes in the NT and later Paredes (together with Di Maria & Ney) helped Leo adjust to a new life in Paris, and now it’s Licha’s turn to be ‘the old brother’ of Garnacho.

Meanwhile, so many people against Garnacho join the Argentine side, mostly because they are afraid this kid’s personality will ruin the ‘harmony’ within players and all those bullshit talk about him idolizing Ronaldo. Well, in my opinion, I am 100% sure that the second Garnacho misbehaves (if ever), Licha will be the first to reprimand him. For real though, I don’t think there will be bad individuals inside this NT as long as there are players like De Paul, Paredes, and Dibu.

And yes, like Kun said, wish that the more Garnacho spends time seeing Messi play, the faster he will realize who the real GOAT is,

although imo it’s not a crime to choose CR7 over Messi? if Messi can be best friends with Neymar and Suarez (both are Argies’ rivals), then why can’t Garna choose CR7 over Messi? It's only a matter of preference (not loyalty), anyway.

Meanwhile, Haters had a field day over Garnacho's injury news. Too bad we can't see Licha really taking Garna to Argentina.

- The 'dont-touch-Leo-or-I-will-kill-you' movement:

Throwback to Kun's reaction seeing the UCL drawing when PSG, Juventus, and Benfica were in the same group.

Meanwhile… Di Maria (& Messi himself) be like.. 😂

- Different interviews were conducted at different times, but these players shared the same stories about the squad

To quote Paredes: none of them makes a bad face if they have to be corrected, while Dibu said: ‘Acá nadie pone mala cara’

Dibu: One fell and the other ten help him to get up Licha: If they touch one (of us), we all go (to defend him)

De Paul said ‘Everyone knows what they’re expected to do’, similar to Paredes’ statement ‘Each one knows what they have to contribute’

Throwback to September 2019 during the match against Mexico. Argentina got a chance to score a goal via a penalty kick after Lautaro’s shot touched the hand of Mexico player. It’s understandable for Lau to think that he should be the player in charge of the pen kick since he already scored a brace and aimed for a hattrick. But somehow after Lau took the ball from Ochoa, Paredes demanded the ball from Lau and kicked the penalty himself. Paredes eventually scored & celebrated the goal with Lau, and 6 mins later Lautaro succesfully scored a hattrick. After the game, Lau posted a photo of him and Paredes with a playful caption to quickly shut down any rumor about an ‘altercation’ between him and Paredes during the penalty kick.

As for now, for me, it is ironic how people assume bringing Garnacho to the Scaloni squad can bring ‘dressing room drama’. No, it’s not. It’s the fans' ‘toxic’ culture that could destroy this family. The way people start to compete players against each other or criticize players’ World Cup performance while disregarding their roles in the previous tournaments. Yeah, everyone has their own opinion, but acting like they have the right to decide who should join the NT or play as a starter is truly ridiculous.

Paredes was one of the ‘undisputed starters’ on Scaloni’s squad but quickly lost his place after the loss against Saudi Arabia. He accepted his role as a substitute player and helped his teammates from the bench. “ I didn’t arrive in the best physical way and I was aware by not being 100% gonna cost me a lot. The group was above everything and luckily the great teammates (Enzo & Mac Allister) appeared as they played enormously well. I was surprised and very proud of them. ”

Dybala interview with Marca: I needed some time after my injury and I was not yet in the best condition. I wanted to support, be positive with the best energies, and never put an angry or frustrated face for not being played. I made the team feel like they could count on me. And so it was, I felt better and Scaloni trusted me in one of the most important moments.

Lautaro interview with espnargentina: I have discomfort with my swollen ankle and I had to play with painkillers. It’s not the World Cup that I expected (because the injury made him underperform), but Juli’s arrival made me very happy. He’d give the team what I couldn’t give.

I’ve seen many people questioning why then Scaloni didn’t choose a 100% fit player if he knew Dybala, Lautaro and Paredes weren’t 100% fit. The audacity for these people to think like that, because despite their injuries, during the crucial moments, all the 3 of them stepped up and executed their roles perfectly.

What's next?

Scaloni's interview on March 21st: I thanked the players again for winning the title, now it’s time to celebrate but this goes on. And it’s going to cost us more than ever because they are going to want to beat us much more. We need a lot more energy from everyone because everything will be more difficult.

In regards to the national team:

“A new process begins. Those who are world champions don’t have an advantage. The most important thing is that the players don't feel like the owners of the National Team and that the coach is always watching. There are also kids who are going to grow and play at a high level and fight for a place (in the NT)."

Say, we, supporters, love this team. We'd love to see Messi to win more trophies alongside these Muchachos. The closest is that we aim for a Copa America back-to-back champion. This time it will be 10x more difficult because other countries will proly want to beat Argentina just out of spite, just for them to be able to say "WE BEAT THE WORLD CHAMPION, WHERE IS MESSI? WE POCKET HIM, etc etc", like Scaloni said, this squad needs a lot more energy from everyone, and imo that includes US, the supporters.

Why? As I said earlier, fans' toxic culture could destroy this team from outside. What supporters don't easily grasp is the fact that Scaloni can easily kick any players out once they don't perform well and there's better replacement. This fact, the players are fully aware as they said in numerous interviews "In this squad, there's only 1 player who's irreplaceable. Other than Messi, we always have to fight for 1 spot". Specifically, De Paul said this, "I'll do anything to be able to wear this jersey, but if one day I don't play, it's because there are others who play better than me.",

Well, I think it's safe for us (supporters) to love all players equally and love them based on their performance on the pitch. That way if Scaloni decides to drop them from the future squad list we won't be so upset or displeased with that decision because we know that it's because there are other players who (according to Scaloni's better judgment) play better than our faves. If the players can accept the consequences with big hearts (like Lau, Dybala, and Paredes) then supporters need to learn to be respectful toward Scaloni and just pray for the best.

⭐⭐⭐

📌 Bonus gifs+pics

Lovely place, with good feelings, and a happy squad. The return of the KINGS 👑

Because Tumblr can only have up to 30 images in a post, I can't say anything more about this squad, but if you enjoy reading this post you can also click here to similar posts I have already made:

(1) Little Things I love from La Scaloneta

(2) Hilarious & Heartwarming stories about La Scaloneta

(3) Crackhead Muchachos

(4) Full thread about AFA's Tournament de Truco

(5) Full thread about Players' room arrangement (¿Quién duerme con quién?) + more gifs about Messi and the gang

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spanish  surnames   :   a  masterlist   

below  the  cut  you’ll  find  a  list  containing  #  150  spanish  surnames  sorted  alphabetically  .  these  are  some  of  my  personal  favorites  so  please  enjoy  and  consider  giving  this  post  a  like  /  reblog  if  you  found  it  useful  !

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armas

arriaga

atenas

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ávila

ayala

báez

barrera

bautista

beltrán

blanco

bolívar

bonilla

bracho

cabrera

camacho

cardoza

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farías

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ferrera

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galindo

gamboa

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garza

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guardado

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heredia

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ibáñez

ibarra

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leal

león

leyva

lima

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lozano

luna

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maltés

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miranda

molina

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moralo

naranjo

navarro

nieto

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novo

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olivero

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olmos

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reyes

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rojas

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sáez

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[afadaily]

Stats for Cuti Romero at the first World Cup qualifiers against Ecuador are crazy 🤯:

• Recovered 11 pases

• Won 11 duels

• Completely took out of the picture Enner Valencia for 90 min’

• Missed only ONE pass [67/68]

• Clean sheet

He’s only 25 yo…

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Adaptaciones de Ysblf.

Pais: Ecuador.

Año de transmisión: 16 abril 2013

Es la versión más curiosa y de menor éxito.

“Veto al feo” fue una serie cómica ecuatoriana producida y dirigida por Catrina Tala, y emitida por Ecuavisa.​​

Fue una parodia de la telenovela colombiana de 1999, Yo soy Betty, la fea creada por Fernando Gaitán.​

Formaba parte del programa NoveleaTV, el cual es una serie de parodias de exitosas telenovelas, las cuales se emitían dentro del programa En Contacto.​

Protagonizada por Efraín Ruales y Úrsula Strenge,

Fue la primera y única adaptación de la telenovela colombiana Yo soy Betty, la fea, donde el personaje principal es de género masculino.​

El personaje principal es Alberto Banchon Polano, que es un hombre poco atractivo pero inteligente que trabaja para una compañía de modas. Beto, como cariñosamente le dicen, tiene que soportar constantemente los insultos y desprecios de sus compañeros de trabajo, especialmente del secretario Patricio Fernández quien realizó seis semestres de finanzas en la San Francisco, el diseñador Hugo Cobardi y el accionista de la empresa Marcelo Valencia.​

Alberto Banchón Polano (Efraín Ruales), comúnmente conocido como "Beto", es un economista joven y brillante, aunque poco atractivo, que vive con sus padres en Guayaquil.

Beto comienza a trabajar como asiste de presidencia en una empresa. Su jefa es Amanda Mendoza (Úrsula Strenge) quien se encuentra comprometida con Marcelo Valencia (Vicente Romero Rivera).

La trama se desarrolla en nueve capítulos.

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The Olympics are over, but I needed to give a shout-out to our delegation. We are not many, we didn't win much, but each single one of them gave it all and from here we fiercely supported and followed every single one until the end.

Thank you to all of our 91 participants, 4 medalists, and 14 diplomas. We're proud of all of you with our entire hearts.

Alejandro Solarte, Alexis Cuero, Alisson Cardozo, Ana María Rendón, Andrés Hernández, Ángel Barajas, Ángel Hernández, Ángela Daniela Barón, Angie Orjuela, Angie Valdés, Anthony Rincón, Anthony Zambrano, Arnovis Dalmero, Camilo Villegas, Carlos Alberto Ramírez, Carlos Muñoz, Carolina Arias Vidal, Catalina Pérez Jaramillo, César Herrera, Cristian Ortega, Daniel Martínez, Daniel Restrepo, Daniela Alexandra Arias Rojas, Daniela Caracas González, Daniela Montoya Quiroz, Diego Arboleda, Diego Arias, Erika Lasso, Evelis Aguilar, Fernando Gaviria, Flor Denis Ruiz, Gabriela Bolle, Geiner Moreno, Ilana Izquierdo Zanger, Ingrit Valencia, Jazmín Álvarez, Jenny Arias, Jhancarlos González, Jhon Edison Rodríguez, Jhonny Rentería, Jorelyn Daniela Carabalí Martinez, Jorge Enríquez, Kevin Quintero, Lady Patricia Andrade Rodriguez, Laura Chalarca, Leicy Maria Santos Herrera, Liana Milena Salazar Vergara, Lina Licona, Linda Lizeth Caicedo Alegria, Lorena Arenas, Luis Felipe Uribe, Luis Javier Mosquera, Luisa Blanco, Luz Katherine Tapia Ramirez, Manuela Gómez, Manuela Pavi Sepulveda, Manuela Vanegas Cataño, Marcela Restrepo Valencia, Mari Leivis Sánchez, María Camila Osorio, Maria Camila Reyes Calderón, María Carolina Velásquez, Maria Catalina Usme Pineda, María José Uribe, María Lucelly Murillo, Mariana Pajón, Martha Bayona, Mateo Carmona, Mateo Romero, Mauricio Ortega, Mayra Gaviria, Mayra Tatiana Ramirez Ramírez, Natalia Linares, Nicolás Echavarría, Paula Patiño, Queen Saray Villegas, René López, Ronal Longa, Sandra Milena Sepulveda Lopera, Santiago Arcila, Santiago Buitrago, Stefania Gómez, Stefany Cuadrado, Valeria Araújo, Valeria Arboleda, Víctor Bolaños, Wendy Katerine Bonilla Candelo, Yeison López, Yenny Álvarez, Yílmar González, Yirleidis Quejada Minota

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(Sean Teale) [THE TACITURN]. Please welcome [TALON ROMERO (HE/HIM)] to Huntsville, WV. They are a [32]-year-old [VISITOR] who lives in [TOWN]. You may see them around working as a [FIREFIGHTER at FIRE STATION]. Poor unfortunate soul. We’ll see if they survive. 

BASICS

NAME: talon demetrius romero

BIRTH DATE + AGE: january 16, 1991 – 20:33

GENDER: male

PRONOUNS: he/him

ORIENTATION: heterosexual

OCCUPATION: firefighter at fire station (former mechanic)

BIRTHPLACE: huntsville, west virginia

FAMILY: hector valencia - father (alive), mary-beth romero - mother (alive), beau romero (older half-brother - alive), rhea edward romero (older half-brother - alive), gladiola romero (older half-sister - alive?), hawthorne romero (older half-brother - alive), mallard romero (older half-brother - alive), phoenix romero-sawyer, (older half-brother - alive), cassius romero (younger half-brother - alive), luis valencia (younger half-brother - alive), robert romero (younger half-brother - deceased)

APPEARANCE

FACE CLAIM: sean teale

EYE COLOR: dark brown

HAIR: dark brown

HEIGHT: 6′3″

TATTOOS: minimalist pentagon tattoo on his left forearm

SCARS/BIRTH MARKS: small number of minor scars from childhood, heart -shaped birthmark on underside of knee

PERSONALITY

ZODIAC: capricorn sun, aquarius moon, virgo rising

MBTI: intj, the mastermind.

ENNEAGRAM: 5w6, the problem solver. self-preservation/sexual subtype.

ALIGNMENT: true neutral / neutral evil

TEMPERAMENT: melancholic

ARCHETYPE: the kinslayer / the outlaw

ELEMENT: earth

ASSOCIATED CHARACTERS:, geralt of rivia, robbie reyes (agents of shield), bellamy blake, warren peace, rhysand from acotar, luke castellan, zuko from atla, maybe dick greyson/robin (teen titans).

AESTHETIC: being lost in a forest in the dead of winter, a silhouette of someone alone in a cemetery, a murder of ravens, always looking over your shoulder, hidden smirks, fists clenched, dread in the form of a foreboding thunderstorm cloud over your head like a cursed crown, checkmate on a chessboard 

tw: death (including significant other), murder, blood, gun injury

talon is the third to last child of the romero family, the younger end of the middle. because of this, most of his half-siblings were halfway or already grown by the time he was born.

in early childhood, talon didn't really socialize with anyone other than his siblings and his books. he had some understanding of his family's reputation, but only enough to know most people thought he was just another person to be wary of.

a middle school talon often wondered who his father was, if he had a family just as large as the romeros out there somewhere who didn't know about him. he learned to internalize this after mary-beth showed no interest in revealing his father or if he even knew talon existed. still booksmart, he was also known to get into fights at school when provoked about his family.

in high school, he was much less prone to being provoked, but still wore the tough outsider kid reputation. he made a close group of friends and even fell in love. perhaps the romeros were not so cursed after all.

a few weeks before graduation, lying on a third-story rooftop with his girlfriend of two years mandy, they discussed their future, going to community college, transferring to WVU for a couple years, and returning to open his own local bookstore. instead, his dreams came to a swift halt as mandy lost her balance and fell off the roof to her death.

despite having been lying on the roof and not even touching her, talon blamed himself for her death. this was only worsened by someone starting a rumor that he must have pushed her. he skipped his diploma walk, stayed in the back of her funeral, and ditched town shortly after.

unsure what to do with himself, talon used dna test results he'd done a few months prior and managed to find his half-brother in florida, who introduced him to his birth father. or... at least, tried to. hector valencia had no interest in bonding with or acknowledging his son he'd never known existed.

talon ended up rooming with his half-brother luis and luis's fraternity brother oliver. it was meant to be a temporary situation, as talon was desperate for finding an income far away from either his hometown or his birth father, but talon was just desperate enough to agree to oliver's methods for "quick cash".

the jobs started out innocuously enough, mostly dropping off oliver at sketchy locations and driving them both home. easy enough. one of oliver's connections even managed to hook talon up with a job at the local mechanic shop. eventually, the jobs grew more dangerous, and talon became well aware he was playing "getaway driver", but at this point he didn't much care.

about a week ago, oliver didn't show up, and talon tracked him down only to discover he'd been shot, a deal gone wrong. he'd refused to go to the hospital, and despite talon's attempts to help, he was too late. he realized how this looked, yet again. if he called for help, he'd be blamed for his involvement, and there was nothing left anyone could do for oliver, so he ran.

no idea where he was going, talon eventually found himself in west virginia, where he hadn't stepped foot in 15 years. feeling just nostalgic enough to drive through town on his way north, talon soon discovered... there was no way out?

generally has no desire to get close to anyone as he feels people who get close to him have a mysterious way of meeting an untimely end.

is still set on leaving town, it hasn't settled yet that this is an impossible task.

currently works as a firefighter.

top 5 theme songs:

destructible - siiickbrain

Uh-oh heads a junkyard so cold midnight graveyard ... Wake me up cause I wanna get away from the trauma can anyone make this better? Every time my hearts under attack I I slam my skull into a wall ...

Uh-oh I feel hollow Seems like there’s no tomorrow Head hurts it might explode Uh-oh need a restart I’ll send you a postcard

empty - letdown 

You don’t know the hell I’ve been through. You don’t know the price I paid. You can’t see the walls I’m bracing, time I’m facing all my days. Every bit of man I once was. Every bit of love that I could have. Setting into motion All the other fear I had. Nobody help me, I'm not cold, I'm empty.

devil doesn’t bargain - alec benjamin  The devil doesn’t bargain It’s useless, don’t do this It’s hubris to try He’s ruthless, you knew this I can see that you’re sure You can change him but I know you won’t He’ll only break your heart again It isn’t worth it, darling He’s never gonna change He’ll never be Prince Charming He’ll only do you harm.

cut my fingers off - ethan bornick 

I fear the people I love most And a disappointed face My unconditional blindfolds And a life that I could waste (ah-ah) Now I never sit up straight And I don't fit the mold -- Lone wolf, thought I'd do better on my own (ah-ah) Lost in a survival TV show

go to war - nothing more

We arm ourselves with the wrongs we've done Name them off one by one Let's go to war

Screaming at the ones we love Like we forgot who we can trust Screaming at the top of our lungs On the grounds where we feel safe Do we feel safe?

— CONNECTIONS: (***most of talon's connections will need to be made on the dash***)

FAMILIAL:

HALF-SIBLING - { 8 / 9 } - open: luis valencia (negotiable on name and surname)

PLATONIC:

INNER CIRCLE - { 6 / 6 } - clara jones, eliana kapur, james brennan, mandy thatcher, ruben hobbes, hanna hobbes - the people in huntsville talon would have once considered his closest friends and his "family". they have matching tattoos.

ROOMMATES - { 1 / 1 } - james brennan - talon will need somewhere to live and is probably sleeping at the fire station rn

ACQUAINTANCES - { 1 / ? } - morgan vovk - anyone who has lived in town over 15 years could have met talon

CO-WORKERS - { 2 / 5 } - phoenix romero-sawyer, riley saunders - others who work at the fire station

ANTAGONISTIC:

ENEMIES - { 1 / ? } - jasper sinclair - anyone who judged him for his closed off nature growing up, or who he hated for mocking his family

DISLIKED - { 0 / ? } - anyone he's met upon arrival and been rude to since

ROMANTIC:

none open currently

OTHER - feel free to hit me up with any other ideas you have as well !

[christophersalvadoianlitblog]

Ten Intresting Salvadoran Novels

1. "Noviembre" by Jorge Galán

Salvadoran society lives immersed in the horror of the Civil War. One fateful morning in November, a group of armed men enters the facilities of the Catholic University and murders six Jesuits and two women in cold blood. Father Tojeira is then forced by circumstances to take the reins of the Company in those sinister days after the massacre, with the desire and obligation to discover the truth hidden behind these deaths. However, the only witness who could help solve the case is silenced by the authorities. Who are really to blame for this terrible massacre? Inspired by the tragic events that shook El Salvador and Latin America, November is an emotional and disturbing novel about fear, hatred and impunity. A book that for the first time sheds a little light on the never-clarified events of 1989 and delves into the history of other crimes, such as that of Monsignor Romero. A vindication of the need to raise our voices as the murdered Jesuits did, in defense of the most disadvantaged. - (Amazon.com)

2. "The Massacre at El Mozote" by Mark Danner

In December 1981 soldiers of the Salvadoran Army's select, American-trained Atlacatl Battalion entered the village of El Mozote, where they murdered hundreds of men, women, and children, often by decapitation. Although reports of the massacre—and photographs of its victims—appeared in the United States, the Reagan administration quickly dismissed them as propaganda. In the end, El Mozote was forgotten. The war in El Salvador continued, with American funding. - (Amazon.com)

3. "Carta desde Zacatraz" by Roberto Valencia

In 1999, a seventeen-year-old young man named Gustavo Adolfo Parada Morales, el Directo, was accused of committing seventeen murders as the leader of one of the most active and dangerous nineties cliques of the Mara la Pana Di Locos. It was written about him that he was the most dangerous and feared man in El Salvador, the monster, public enemy number one. He escaped shortly after being convicted. They recaptured him. The Mara Salvatrucha sentenced him to death. He rehabilitated himself. He regained freedom. He married. He went back to jail. He raised two children. He murdered again. He was murdered.

For seven years, journalist Roberto Valencia interviewed fifty people who knew him closely (relatives, victims, police, judges, priests, psychologists, gang members…), investigated official files and archives, and spent four afternoons with el Directo in Zacatraz, the maximum security prison in Zacatecoluca. With this information, Valencia weaves a meticulous spider web that connects—without shortcuts or exculpatory temptations—the violence of the gangs with the recent sociopolitical history of El Salvador. An obsessive and disturbing story. Without escape.

They discover the story of a journalist who has deeply studied the Directo and its surroundings, and proposes a story that connects the violence of the gangs with the recent sociopolitical history of El Salvador. - (Amazon.com)

4. "Senselessness" by Horacio Castellanos Moya

A boozing, sex-obsessed writer finds himself employed by the Catholic Church (an institution he loathes) to proofread a 1,100 page report on the army's massacre and torture of thousands of indigenous villagers a decade earlier, including the testimonies of the survivors. The writer's job is to tidy it up: he rants, "that was what my work was all about, cleaning up and giving a manicure to the Catholic hands that were piously getting ready to squeeze the balls of the military tiger." Mesmerized by the strange Vallejo-like poetry of the Indians' phrases ("the houses they were sad because no people were inside them"), the increasingly agitated and frightened writer is endangered twice over: by the spell the strangely beautiful heart-rending voices exert over his tenuous sanity, and by real danger—after all, the murderers are the very generals who still run this unnamed Latin American country. - (goodreads.com)

5. "One Day of Life" by Manlio Argueta

5:30 A.M. in Chalate, a small rural town: Lupe, the grandmother of the Guardado family and the central figure of the novel, is up and about doing her chores. By 5:00 P.M. the plot of the novel has been resolved, with the Civil Guard's search for and interrogation of Lupe's young granddaughter, Adolfina. Told entirely from the perspective of the resilient women of the Guardado family, One Day of Life is not only a disturbing and inspiring evocation of the harsh realities of peasant life in El Salvador after fifty years of military exploitation; it is also a mercilessly accurate dramatization of the relationship of the peasants to both the state and the church. - (goodreads.com)

6. "Slash and Burn" by Claudia Hernández

As a girl she sees her village sacked and her beloved father and brothers flee. Her life in danger, she joins the rebellion in the hills, where her comrades force her to give up the baby she conceives. Years later, having outlived countless men, she leaves to find her lost daughter, travelling across the Atlantic with meagre resources. She returns to a community riven with distrust, fear and hypocrisy in the wake the revolution. - (goodreads.com)

7. "The Dream of My Return" by Horavia Catellanos Moya

Drinking way too much and breaking up with his wife, an exiled journalist in Mexico City dreams of returning home to El Salvador. But is it really a dream or a nightmare? When he decides to treat his liver pain with hypnosis, his few impulse-control mechanisms rapidly dissolve. Hair-brained schemes, half-mad arguments, unraveling murder plots, hysterical rants: everything escalates at a maniacal pace, especially the crazy humor. - (goodreads.com)

8. "Bitter Grounds" by Sandra Benítez

Spanning the years between 1932 and 1977, this beautifully told epic is set in the heart of El Salvador, where coffee plantations are the center of life for rich and poor alike. Following three generations of the Prieto Clan and the wealthy family they work for, this is the story of mothers and daughters who live, love, and die for their passions. - (goodreads.com)

9. "Tyrant Memory" by Horacio Castellanos Moya

Castellanos Moya’s most thrilling book to date, about the senselessness of tyranny. The tyrant of Horacio Castellanos Moya’s ambitious new novel is the actual pro-Nazi mystic Maximiliano Hernández Martínez — known as the Warlock — who came to power in El Salvador in 1932. An attempted coup in April, 1944, failed, but a general strike in May finally forced him out of office. Tyrant Memory takes place during the month between the coup and the strike. Its protagonist, Haydée Aragon, is a well-off woman, whose husband is a political prisoner and whose son, Clemente, after prematurely announcing the dictator’s death over national radio during the failed coup, is forced to flee when the very much alive Warlock starts to ruthlessly hunt down his enemies. The novel moves between Haydée’s political awakening in diary entries and Clemente’s frantic and often hysterically comic efforts to escape capture. Tyrant Memory — sharp, grotesque, moving, and often hilariously funny — is an unforgettable incarnation of a country’s history in the destiny of one family. - (goodreads.com)

10. "The Weight of All Things" by Sandra Benítez

The last time Nicols saw his mother, she was mortally wounded by gunfire that erupted in a crowded plaza. Watching while her body is dragged away with other victims, Nicols believes that his mother is still alive and vows to find her again. Thus begins the young boys harrowing journey through his war-ravaged country. - (goodreads.com)

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Enrique Ponce, ante su despedida en Las Ventas: “Me encantaría poder rematar con una tarde bonita”

El matador de toros valenciano finalizará su carrera en España el 9 de octubre en Valencia antes de despedirse de Las Ventas el 28 de septiembre. Por J. Romero Jordano. Enrique Ponce dice adiós a los ruedos españoles el próximo 9 de octubre en la plaza de toros de Valencia antes de embarcarse en una […]

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Elena Romero, un eslabón perdido

[El pianista argentino Alberto Portugheis en una actuación reciente / Yisha Xue]

El pianista argentino Alberto Portugheis reivindica a la compositora madrileña Elena Romero, cuya integral pianística registró en 2010

Fue Alberto Portugheis (La Plata, 1941) quien me habló de ella. Portugheis es un pianista de la generación de Martha Argerich, con quien compartió profesores y ha compartido a menudo escenarios. Un hombre que reside en Londres, pero continúa viajando con regularidad por medio mundo, pues a sus más de ochenta años se conserva activo y con envidiable lucidez. Apasionado del buen yantar (ha sido jefe de cocina en varios restaurantes internacionales) y candidato recurrente al Nóbel de la Paz por sus trabajos y su fundación contra el militarismo, Portugheis habla con admiración de Elena Romero (Madrid, 1908-1996), compositora a la que conoció de manera singular: “Fue en casa de mi amigo Enrique Ferro, en Bruselas. Enrique trabajaba de traductor en la Unión Europea. Una noche fui a cenar a su casa y vi en un piano vertical un manuscrito. Me senté a leerlo y me gustó mucho. Pregunté a Enrique: ‘Quién es Elena Romero?’ ‘Mi madre’, fue su respuesta. ‘¿Tienes más manuscritos?’, ‘Están en Madrid, en casa de mi hermano’. Contacté con el hermano (taxista) y en uno de mis viajes a Madrid fui a su casa. Me mostró los cajones y estantes en que se encontraba la biblioteca musical de su madre”.

Así comienza esta historia de amor a primera vista que acabó con la integral de la música para piano de Elena Romero, completamente inédita (como el resto de su producción), en un doble álbum del sello Anima Records. “Su historia es triste, a causa de la política y de algunas tragedias personales”, me comenta Alberto. La tragedia política tiene que ver, claro, con la Guerra Civil, que ella, afecta a la República, pasó en Valencia y Barcelona, donde en 1938 se casó con un revolucionario del que engendró dos hijos. Concluido el conflicto no tuvo problemas vitales de consideración, pero tampoco acceso a puestos de relieve. La tragedia personal la alcanzó con la muerte de dos niñas recién nacidas, antes del nacimiento de su primer hijo, y el fallecimiento del esposo, que ejercía también labores de representante artístico, en 1957.

Elena Romero venía de familia bien, hija de un Diputado en Cortes y periodista prestigioso, Evaristo Romero. Estudió piano en el Conservatorio de Madrid con José Balsa, quien rápidamente se dio cuenta de su enorme talento, el que le permitió ofrecer su primer concierto en el Círculo de Bellas Artes con sólo 12 años. Entró luego en contacto con Salvador Bacarisse, quien la aconsejó y de quien conservó su amistad de por vida. Estudió también en la escuela de Frank Marshall en Barcelona, donde igualmente inició estudios serios de composición con Ricardo Lamote de Grignon. En 1944 volvió a Madrid y entró en contacto con Joaquín Turina, de quien fue su gran discípula. A la muerte de Turina en 1949, continúa formándose con Julio Gómez y se orienta hacia la dirección de orquesta de la mano de Ataúlfo Argenta. En la primera mitad de los 50 trabaja como directora con las mejores orquestas españolas, ejerce de concertista de piano y compone algunas de sus mejores obras, como el ballet Títeres, con el que logra el Premio Pedrell. Tras la muerte del esposo, con dos hijos pequeños a su cuidado, y después de rechazar una invitación de Bacarisse para establecerse en París, su actividad se centra en la enseñanza, aunque en los años 70 volvió a componer con cierta regularidad.

[La compositora Elena Romero (Madrid, 1908-1996) / D. S.]

Su obra para piano registrada en este doble CD abarca toda su carrera de compositora, de 1942 a 1992, y traza un dibujo de extraordinario valor didáctico sobre la música en la España del siglo XX, ya que en los Dos preludios de invierno (en el título aparecen Tres, pero sólo dejó terminados dos) se aprecia el influjo que la música francesa tuvo sobre algunos compositores de la Generación de la República –Bacarisse, muy especialmente–, un peso que se afianzará desde 1947 con la escritura de su Sonata en re, pero dando un giro del impresionismo al neoclasicismo, tendencia dominante entre esos maestros, hermanos de la Generación poética del 27. Son en cualquier caso aquellos los años en que Elena Romero estudia con Turina y el estilo del gran compositor sevillano le deja una huella que se aprecia muy especialmente en el Canto a Turina que escribe a la muerte del maestro en 1949, primero para orquesta, luego para cuerdas y finalmente (1952) para el piano solo. Hasta la Canción y danza sobre tres notas de 1960 su obra se inflama del nacionalismo turiniano. Llega luego la fase de su repliegue artístico, pero cuando vuelva a la composición con las Tres piezas breves para piano (1970) se acogerá ya a la modernidad atonal, que aprehendió de forma autodidacta y siempre desde un punto de vista muy personal, con algunas reminiscencias aún nacionalistas (por ejemplo, en la Fantasía temática).

Le pregunté a Alberto Portugheis qué fue lo que le interesó de esta música: “Me capturó su originalidad, seriedad, honestidad e imaginación, mezcla de nacionalismo y universalidad”, me respondió. Impresionismo, neoclasicismo, nacionalismo, atonalismo... Elena Romero es un eslabón que permite entender la evolución de la música española en la segunda mitad del siglo pasado. Pese a que esta grabación en un sello francés ha cumplido ya catorce años, un eslabón que sigue tristemente en el olvido.

[Diario de Sevilla. 8-09-2024]

La ficha ELENA ROMERO INTÉGRALE POUR PIANO Elena Romero (1908-1996): Dos preludios de invierno / Danza del Clown / Sonata en re mayor / Fuga sobre una falseta para guitarra / Sonata en sol menor / Canto a Turina / De noche en el Albaicín / Danza rústica / Anochece y el niño duerme / Cancioncillas para piano / Dos movimientos temáticos (Guitarrerías para piano) / Canción y danza sobre tres notas / Tres piezas breves para piano / Fantasía temática / Tres movimientos para piano u órgano / Idilio (nocturno) / Sugerencias Alberto Portugheis, piano Anima Records [2010]

EL ÁLBUM EN SPOTIFY

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En la vida de cualquier artista siempre es bueno volver a los inicios, ver las primeras canciones que se han publicado y comprobar que te siguen emocionando como el primer día. En el caso del mallorquín Issak se da la condición de que esos temas siempre han sido muy especiales, por lo que había que tratarlos con especial mimo. Es lo que sucede con ¨Mis Chicas y yo¨, un single que salió en los albores del proyecto Issak y que ahora tiene la revisión que se merece.

La canción suena ahora mucho más compacta, acorde a como ha ido creciendo y madurando Issak. Todo ello sin tocar la base de la canción que gira en torno sobre el momento en el que nació cada una de sus hijas y como le afectó eso a Issak como ser humano, para luego centrarse en la relación que tenemos actualmente los tres. Como siempre en la canción aparecen elementos del pop y del rock tan característicos en el estilo musical del balear.

Este verano nos ha servido también para conocer el primer larga duración de Issak. ¨Cien Años de Soledad¨ son un conjunto de canciones nos sirven para casi cualquier época del año, ya que nos hemos encontrado con temas que invitan a la reflexión, a afrontar la muerte de un ser querido, de disfrutar viajando al paraíso o a gritar contra la mentira que se ha instado en nuestra sociedad. Todo esto y mucho más ya disponible en ¨Cien Años de Soledad¨, el primer disco de Issak. Un disco, el cual se puede adquirir en el siguiente enlace.

En ¨Cien Años de Soledad¨, Issak ha contado con la producción y arreglos de Isma Romero, con coproducción y arreglos: Julio Valdelomillos. Fue grabado en Shark Estudios (Valencia) y Tramuntana Estudis (Mallorca), contó cómo ingeniero de grabación con Julio Valdeolmillos y el encargado de la mezcla y Mastering fue Guillermo Molina.

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Alejo Humanes in "The Silence" by Jesús La Fuente (st.), ph. Aitana Valencia & Marcos Jiménez (assistant), muah Antonio Romero, for The Greatest Mag., Nov. 2023

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Luis Romero: Przyszłość bramki Valencii

Bramkarz z Villanueva de Castellón już trenował z pierwszym zespołem i zadebiutował w drugiej drużynie z Mestalla. #ValenciaCF #LuisRomero

Bramkarz z Villanueva de Castellón już trenował z pierwszym zespołem i zadebiutował w drugiej drużynie z Mestalla. Bramka Valencii w ostatnich latach była dobrze chroniona przez Giorgiego Mamardashvilego, jednak po sprzedaży gruzińskiego bramkarza do Liverpoolu, Valencia w nadchodzących latach będzie musiała znaleźć nowego, pewnego golkipera. Akademia VFC zawsze wyróżniała się produkcją…

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Due to request, the faceclaims Lucas Jade Zumann, Mark Consuelos, and Zion Moreno have been reopened and Nat Wolff has been retired.