Hasta la Aguja

A journalist and assistant in a veterinary clinic, flashes back towards an episode in his life when he met a man who used to walk by the beach with two Russian dogs. After several meetings, the man said Jaime Lopez was his name, and began to tell him his confidences focusing on the figure of Trotsky's murderer, Ramon Mercader, of whom he claims have been friends.

Mauro Ratti, un italiano seductor, llega a Chile y rápidamente se relaciona con Silvana Blú, pintora, y con Bruno Benedetto, periodista. El bridge lo acerca a ella, el ciclismo a él. Ratti sufre un confuso accidente que levanta sospechas en el círculo de sus nuevas amistades. ¿Quién es realmente Mauro Ratti? ¿A qué vino a Chile? Silvana, se inspira en las desventuras del italiano para pintar un cuadro y escribir un relato sobre la investigación que lleva adelante para conocer la verdad sobre la golpiza sufrida por Ratti y, de paso, indagar en su propia verdad. Aquí lo pictórico y...

A Mexican man gives in to the fascination of the images on TV and narrates how the surprise attack on 9/11against the US unfolds. He discusses Islam with his father and the reasons for terrorism, rescues the victims’ painful testimonies and during the war in Afghanistan he confirms the grave flaws of the US intelligence services. The work starts off from a rigorous historical investigation and ends at the same question without an answer of those who suffered during the tragic March 11th events in Spain: In Who’s Name?

5. Rodeo, Mexico -- various US cities, 1994-1997 -- 6. Landslide, 1997 -- Four -- 1. Auburn, 1952-1959 -- 2. Landslide, 2009 -- 3. Houston, Texas, 1999 -- 4. La Grange, Texas, 1999 -- 5. Landslide, 2009 -- 6. Rodeo, 1999 -- Five -- 1. Auburn, 1959-1963 -- 2. Rodeo, 1999 -- 3. Landslide, 2009 -- 4. Texas and New Mexico, 1999 -- 5. Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1999 -- 6. Landslide, 2009 -- 7. Landslide, 1999 -- Epilogue: Huntsville, Texas, 1999-2009 -- Notes and Acknowledgments -- Translator's Note