Poema de: Araceli Collazo
Dirección y Realización: Saul Escobedo
Voz, Audio y Mezcla de Sonido: Araceli Collazo
Actuaciones de:
Mujer: Araceli Collazo
Personaje de "Los Recuerdos": Santos Robledo de Mina, Nuevo León.

Araceli Collazo's Official Web Page
http://palomanegraworld.com

Este poema fue publicado originalmente en: Explicación de Textos Literarios, Año 2000, Volumen 29, Número 1. Revista Literaria, Universidad del Estado de California. Dir. de La Revista Dr. Fausto Avendaño.

Spanish (English Version follows)

Originalmente publicamos el storyboard del poema y ahora les presentamos el video. Este es un proyecto largamente acariciado. El video se grabó en La Haciendo del Muerto en Mina, Nuevo León y el Cementerio de el pequeño pero mágico Pueblo de Icamole, en García, Nuevo León. Las imágenes que aquí presentamos como "Los Recuerdos" se filmaron el Domingo anterior a la filmación, durante una ceremonia en honor a San Antonio por los residentes del Rancho Los Carricitos, en Mina, Nuevo León. El hombre detrás del colorido traje es un danzante real; nos permitió hacerle estas tomas exclusivamente para nuestro proyecto cuando concluyó su ceremonia. Todas las locaciones existen tal y como se presentan, incluyendo las imágenes de San Antonio (la estatua estaba ahí para la ceremonia) y la decoración en el interior de la Iglesia. Tuvimos mucha suerte al encontrarnos con ellos en nuestro recorrido de reconocimiento de las locaciones. Ellos fueron muy accesibles y amables con nosotros. Les estaré eternamente agradecida. A cambio les llevamos una copia de nuestro video y otro con las imágenes de su ceremonia. Espero que lo disfruten. Sus comentarios son bienvenidos.

English:

We originally published the storyboard for this poem and now we present the video. This is a long-awaited project. The video was shot at La Hacienda del Muerto in Mina, Nuevo León and the Cemetery of Icamole, a very small yet magic town near García, Nuevo León. The images we present here as "Los Recuerdos" (Memories) were shot the Sunday prior to the shooting of the video during a real ceremony in honor of San Antonio (St. Anthony) by the residents of Rancho Los Carricitos in Mina, Nuevo León. The man behind the colorful suit is a real dancer; he allowed us to shoot those images exclusively for our video after their ceremony was over. All locations exist exactly as we present them, including the images of San Antonio (its statute was there for their ceremony) and the beautiful decorations inside the church. We were so fortunate to have found them there that Sunday in our walk-through. They were very accessible and kind to us. We will be forever thankful. In exchange we brought them a copy of our video as well as the images of their ceremony. I hope that you will enjoy the results. Your comments are welcome.

Poem:

Cuelgo a mi cristo

Me despiertan las campanas
de mi religión abandonada.
Me distraen los recuerdos
bailando bajo las sábanas.
Tengo a mi Cristo colgado
del tendedero de mi alma
y mi alma remojando
en un saco bajo la cama.

Tropiezo con las huellas de mi sombra.
Me fatiga el dolor que no calla.
El contar de los minutos que no acaba.
Ver llegar la mañana y saber que la noche
que la noche
que la noche
será larga.

Te sorpenden mis silencios, mis audacias,
nuestro amor que se hizo garras.
Te quieres ir y no te vas,
pues ¿qué te falta?
Te quedas porque sabes bien
que aún me amas.

A veces me cansa el dolor,
a veces acepto el frío.
A veces mi lamento
no lo escuchan mis oídos.

El frío se quita bajo unas sábanas
un cuerpo tibio
El dolor ni con los recuerdos
ni con el olvido

Mientras decides si te vas ó si te quedas,
cuelgo a mi Cristo de los tendederos de mi alma
y cuento las horas
los días
los silencios
las palabras
y envejece este amor en un saco bajo mi cama.

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