Veneno en la Red

Con su prosa ceñida y directa, plena de contrastes iluminadores, Fernando Benítez ha escrito un testimonio de admiración por Morelos. Este original repaso histórico de la vida pública del "Generalísimo" nos ofrece la oportunidad de conciliar la acción y la reflexión democráticas e igualitarias, como paradigma del hombre que piensa y que lucha siempre en pos de la constitución y la consolidación de un país libre y soberano.

Great men were once children, and perhaps, they even desired to have everything we now have at arm's reach. Some were born into poverty; others were orphaned and cared for by relatives or institutions. Extreme scarcity or social turmoil was often a part of their daily lives. However, these greats allowed themselves to envision a better future and follow their dreams. They worked incessantly to make their visions a reality. As a result, they've gifted humanity with proof that dreams do come true.

"Lo que él hace es muchísimo más difícil y enriquecedor que escribir una crítica de un grupo de culto en una revista especializada. [...] La música tal vez pueda volver a ser lo más importante si establecemos una relación más natural con ella". Del prólogo de David Saavedra. Marzo de 2020. Coronavirus, confinamiento y miedo al futuro. Una canción, Resistiré , del Dúo Dinámico, se erige como un himno al que se abraza todo el país. Pronto surge un rechazo muy particular. Los que saben de música se empeñan en ridiculizar el gusto popular para exhibir el suyo, el correcto. Y todo ...

Before becoming one of the longest-ruling dictators of the twentieth century, Francisco Franco commanded troops in the kinds of wars that have since become all too familiar. He not only waged vicious counterinsurgency campaigns against Muslim warlords and defiant tribes in Morocco, but he also led a multinational force to victory in Europe’s “dress rehearsal†for World War II—the Spanish Civil War. Born into a military family in 1892, Francisco Franco first made a name for himself leading attacks against rebellious Moroccan warlords and tribesmen and by 1926 was...