Nadie / Nobody
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Sueñan las pulgas con comprarse un perro y sueñan los nadies con salir de pobres, que algun mágico día llueva de pronto la buena suerte, que llueva a cántaros la buena suerte; pero la buena suerte no llueve ayer, ni hoy, ni mañana, ni nunca, ni en lloviznita cae del cielo la buena suerte, por mucho que los nadies la llamen y aunque les pique la mano izquierda, o se levanten con el pie derecho, o empiecen el año cambiando de escoba.
Los nadies: los hijos de nadie, los dueños de nada. Los nadies: los ningunos, los ninguneados, corriendo la liebre, muriendo la vida, jodidos, rejodidos. Que no son, aunque sean. Que no hablan idiomas, sino dialectos. Que no profesan religiones, sino supersticiones. Que no hacen arte, sino artesanía. Que no practican cultura, sino folklore. Que no son seres humanos, sino recursos humanos. Que no tienen cara, sino brazos. Que no tienen nombre, sino número. Que no figuran en la historia universal, sino en la crónica roja de la prensa local. Los nadies, que cuestan menos que la bala que los mata.
Eduardo Galeano
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Fleas dream of buying themselves a dog, and nobodies dream of escaping poverty: that, one magical day, good luck will suddenly rain down on them - will rain down in buckets. But good luck doesn't rain down, yesterday, today, tomorrow or ever. Good luck doesn't even fall in a fine drizzle, no matter how hard the nobodies summon it, even if their left hand is tickling, or if they begin the new day on their right foot, or start the new year with a change of brooms.
The nobodies: nobody's children, owners of nothing. The nobodies: the no-ones, the nobodied, running like rabbits, dying through life, screwed every which way. Who are not, but could be. Who don't speak languages, but dialects. Who don't have religions, but superstitions. Who don't create art, but handicrafts. Who don't have culture, but folklore. Who are not human beings, but human resources. Who do not have faces, but arms. Who do not have names, but numbers. Who do not appear in the history of the world, but in the crime reports of the local paper.
The nobodies, who are not worth the bullet that kills them.
Eduardo Galeano
Comments and faves
Gallo Quirico, alonsodr, * No. Pip, no!!!, sbaracchina, and 117 other people added this photo to their favorites.
Gallo Quirico (74 months ago | reply)
¡Sin palabras!
alonsodr (74 months ago | reply)
Plas, plas, plas!!!
Quitémonos todos el sombrero, por favor...
* No. Pip, no!!! (74 months ago | reply)
Bravo Bruno.
mdem78 (74 months ago | reply)
all your portraits are great! :)
sbaracchina (74 months ago | reply)
AMAZING. I ***HAD*** to look at this one.
tag1 and FAV
James Hanlon (74 months ago | reply)
...fascinating portrait pulling us deeply into these eyes that appear to speak of sadness, acceptance, courage...
...great composition with the black background giving the appearance of Nadie momentarily stepping out from the darkness.
Tag2.
MadameLulu [deleted] (74 months ago | reply)
Lo que más impresiona de todos tus retratos hechos en Africa es la fuerza de la mirada o simplemente la fuerza que emanan estas personas, aún dentro de toda la adversidad que les toca vivir.
Reatrato precioso.
subcomandanta (74 months ago | reply)
perfecto texto para estupenda foto. sí señor.
Robby Garbett [deleted] (74 months ago | reply)
tag3 - grabbed me and made me think - excellent shot
wakalani (74 months ago | reply)
Galeano es un idolo y esta foto es lo más!
TwOsE (74 months ago | reply)
excelente, que expresión, casi desgarradora por la crudeza de la mirada.
vaya retratos!!
lo75 (74 months ago | reply)
Beutiful potrait. I like the choice of the black background. Score 8/10 (from the Score Me!
group)
Memo Vasquez (74 months ago | reply)
Impresionante retrato!
Po Lo (74 months ago | reply)
Score 7/10 (from the Score Me!
group)
Mytho (74 months ago | reply)
Wonderfull portrait. Score 9/10 (from the Score
Me!
group)
plasticboy. (74 months ago | reply)
Very nice, you cought a great expression on his face. Framing can be improved by cropping the picture at the right and cloning out a piece of the white shirt.
Score 7/10 (from the Score Me!
group)
Fenners1984 (74 months ago | reply)
Ooh, that's good! I'm not a great fan of this style, but I'm impressed with this one
Score 8/10 (from the Score Me!
group)
brunoat (74 months ago | reply)
Que ruina de votaciones -y sin argumentar la mayoría- en el Score Me! Y a mi que esta foto me encanta... (el grupo "score me", sin embargo, cada vez me gusta menos...)
Tous les noms sont déjà pris... pfff... (74 months ago | reply)
What a moving portrait
evie22 (74 months ago | reply)
What haunting eyes... beautiful portrait. This child looks like he doesn't expect anything happy. Tragic...
rascals01/04 [deleted] (74 months ago | reply)
Striking photo! Beaitful face, sad eyes that have seen too much, thanks for sharing!
((( Wassa ))) (74 months ago | reply)
Excelente.
van_stefan (74 months ago | reply)
wow.. what a great shot!
cricrich (74 months ago | reply)
Unfortunately I've seen so many kids like this one!
Why?????
Very sensible portrait
March F (74 months ago | reply)
¡¡¡Maravilloso!!!
Creo que deberé crear una carpeta especial en favoritos dedicada a tus fotos :p
Besos!
Bénelo Nsé (74 months ago | reply)
Sin palabras.
mireia. (74 months ago | reply)
jopé Bruno!!! la piel de gallina!!!
redxdress (74 months ago | reply)
so sad, so poignant. the quote matches perfectly this picture, even though the portrait itself can speak without words.
amazing work.
Jaffa2004 (moving to new account) PM for info (74 months ago | reply)
Great Art, touching
maybemaq (74 months ago | reply)
waou, impressive, indeed. you did well on this artwork.
and thanks for your introduction of this on impression group
www.jordiarmengol.net (Xip) (74 months ago | reply)
La verdad es que le sacaste mucho probecho a ese viaje a Camerún. Un retrato muy bueno, si señor.
P.D. : ¿No te encontraste al Eto'o? ;)
bizen99 (74 months ago | reply)
Esta foto ha pasado por el reto:
vs. 
Reto #387 "Niño con gato" vs. "Nadie"
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gudufish [deleted] (74 months ago | reply)
beautiful! simply beautiful.
Lara Alegre (72 months ago | reply)
Ya conocía el texto de Galeano, la foto es realmente impactante! genial
L4ur4 (72 months ago | reply)
Espectacular, eres un genio, que quieres que te diga
jimeli1 (72 months ago | reply)
OHHH Nadie. My sweet angel.YOU are SOMEONE to ME.......
Hughes Léglise-Bataille (70 months ago | reply)
Fantastic portrait, less "clean" maybe than the other one of the kid but more powerful IMHO. Lots of emotion here.
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decembre (69 months ago | reply)
♥... !
Post it too (and other great quality shot like this , which you love...;-)...) in....
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Hughes Léglise-Bataille (68 months ago | reply)
You are one of my favorite portrait photographers on Flickr and I would be honoured if you join www.flickr.com/groups/flickrfavoriteportraits / (?)
carf (68 months ago | reply)
Absolutely true and down to earth portrait!
escuder0_paul0 (66 months ago | reply)
amazing
shadowsdeconstructed (66 months ago | reply)
Beautifully conveyed and poignant. Thank you.
constantskepticupdates (66 months ago | reply)
good picture
Meanest Indian (65 months ago | reply)
PLEASE consider posting this compelling image to the World Close Up Portraits
Sugar Cain (63 months ago | reply)
great
pingnews.com (63 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Critical Condition: Health, Medicine, and Survival, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.
reyesemanuel@hotmail.com (63 months ago | reply)
que bueno! para pensar. aca les dejo una frase interesante.saludos
"Cuando sea cortado el último árbol, pescado el último pez y desaparecido el último río, el hombre va a descubrir que el dinero no se come".
PROVERBIO INDIGENA
Amsterdamned! (63 months ago | reply)
FPG Honorary Member Award
Congratulations !
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Hughes Léglise-Bataille (62 months ago | reply)
This image has been selected to be one of the first 100 images in
Highly Competitive - Flickr's 100 Best B&W - Photojournalism
Please post this exceptional image to the group and join the challenges..
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coyrooster (62 months ago | reply)
This face ... and the incendiary message beneath it ... ought to be seen by everyone in flickrdom ... and everyone everywhere! It penetrates darkness like infrared light, and glares unflinchingly at the core of human spirit, declaring in no uncertain terms that it is indeed indomintable. (Faved)
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