This is the story of the man from Cali who adapted his motorcycle to walk with his dog - Cali - Colombia

Who does not dream of being able to travel with their pet to any place in the world? Well, this is the life story of David Guzmán, the Caleño who made the decision to adapt a sidecar to your Harley Davidson motorcycleto go for a walk in the company of your pets.

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Max is the name of the Golden Retriever that found refuge in its owner after losing his mom to a heart attack from gunpowder noise last year. The canines shared little time together, since at 11 months of age it was when the Golden had to live the departure of Luna, David’s first dog.

“I think that you have to go out with the animals and not always leave them in the house. In the biker guild we have the opportunity to go to many destinations,” said Guzmán.

The man from Cali works in a shock absorber company on the southern highway of the city, so in his spare time his priority has not only been to give his pets a better quality of life and steal a smile from the people who see them; if not lend a hand to the street animals who go through the need of hunger.

This is how, in the company of Max, they go out together to share croquettes around the city whenever they get the opportunity to do so.

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Over time, Max has been equipped with more accessories to feel safer and calmer on his walks.

“We can go out with our puppies and always use the security implements so that they have a safe trip. That’s why three years ago I decided to install a sidecar on my motorcycle, so that I could travel with my pets without any problem”, he said.

The accessory that is screwed to the motorcycle, so that it can be removed and put on, costs between five and eight million pesos, regardless of what the driver wants. In addition, it is necessary that those interested take into account that the accessories can only be used with two people when the motorcycle is in motion.

This is how Max is one of the few lucky canines who have the possibility of sticking his tongue out in the breeze that ruffles his fur when David goes for a walk with him.

One of his most important walks was when they met Pereira together, in October of last year, where they received a recognition for originality, after undertaking the four-hour journey to the city of Pereira dressed as ‘Batman’ and ‘Superman’.

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“They can also go for a walk with us, a seat belt like the one I use can also be used in a car”

For David, his pet is a therapist friendwhich he describes as a support for depression and anxiety.

So Max is not only growing his following on social media, he is also providing companionship to children with disabilities, as one of his neighbors as a whole.

“The issue is not to become famous, I want to show that they can also go for a walk with us, a seat belt like the one I use can also be used in a car. An important element because they are exposed to sudden braking and the animal is the first affected”.

Before leaving, David always makes sure to put on a vest to secure the belt that will protect him on the course, as well as the use of a helmet, glasses, raincoat, lights and good wheels for all his routes. The seat belt can be used with any harness and is available from a vet.

“Going out with Max is one of the best adventures I’ve ever had in my life. I think we will be covering many more kilometers”, said David.

Estefania Pedraza Baptist
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Quindío: the story of three mothers who will have their babies in jail - Other Cities - Colombia

No cards were handed out, but all the guests arrived. None of them brought gifts to Samara Milagros, Victoria and Jerónimo’s first party, but there was no need. A great godfather called solidarity, obtained by a great godmother called Tropicana, gave away everything materially necessary for three women to receive their babies in a few days. In a few weeks, expectant mothers will see, after a long time, the light of freedom and the light of life shining in dilated pupils, wet and fearful of three little ones who sleep in the warmest and safest place in the world: the mother’s womb.

Each future mother arrived at the party with a tiara of tiny white flowers holding her hair that is seldom brushed and pampered because the spirits do not abound. It was a different day. Made up, dressed in the same way, they proudly showed off their bellies in front of a pavilion of calm and nostalgic looks that did not hesitate to exclaim tenderness when they came out of the gift bags, tiny boy and girl dresses and tiny shoes.. For an hour, were it not for the khaki-colored uniforms that were in every corner of the courtyard, the feeling of being inside a detention center was lost.

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In the end, two modern cars, three pens, lots of new clothes, dozens of diapers, toys, blankets and even wet wipes were collected.

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The Chronicle of Quindío

This unique baby shower, held at the Villa Cristina women’s detention center in Armenia, was an initiative of the guard staff and the director who, with all the gender solidarity and sensitivity inherited from her mother and grandmother, did not He hesitated to echo what was initially a trick, but it ended up being an event that filled with laughter and a lot of emotion one day in this prison, a day that risked being one more, another more.

With the authorization of Tatiana, director of the detention center, a campaign began that without hesitation supported the coolest. The microphones of the station were the route of solidarity. The station’s telephone began to ring repeatedly and each call announced the involvement of different people, from various parts of the city, to the new initiative. In the end, two modern cars, three pens, lots of new clothes, dozens of diapers, toys, blankets and even wet wipes were collected. Everything was packed and taken to the 50th street of Armenia. Behind that blue door of the prison, which divides the street error from the penalty for committing it. There was music, cake, rice pudding, a huge balloon, children’s decorations and three small woolen octopuses that serve to reassure infants.

Paula Andrea Mazo found out that she was pregnant the day she was captured. We are not going to mention the reasons for his arrest, that is not the story. Paula Andrea arrived at Villa Cristina, we don’t know how long ago, we didn’t ask. What we did know is that after giving birth she will regain her freedom. God willing that her time in this small world leads her on the right path, next to Victoria whose voice, skin color and eye color she will meet with her other two other children of hers in two months. She, the mother, assures that having arrived at Villa Cristina was positive because otherwise, the pregnancy would not have progressed. The first months of pregnancy were complicated. She was diagnosed with a high-risk pregnancy. Fortunately, medical attention was not lacking.Inpec arranged what was necessary so that she did not lose any maternal control and all that remains is to wait for the contractions, to know the power of Victoria’s crying and to start cooing.

She came to prison pregnant and had a high-risk pregnancy.

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The Chronicle of Quindío

If a judge authorizes it, the legal regulations in Colombia allow women deprived of liberty who are pregnant to go home the last month of pregnancy and stay there with the baby for up to four months after delivery. Then, if there is time to pay the sentence, they must return to the penitentiary. That will not be the case of Cindy Johana, the mother of Samara Milagros; nor Leidy Johana, Jerónimo’s mother. In a few days, the two of them, together with Paula Andrea, will cross the blue door that has kept them isolated from the noise and the harmful temptations that poverty offers, to go home, then to a hospital and then back home again.

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When the blessed and eternal pains arrive that will force Leidy, Paula and Cindy to scream earlier and harder that their newborns, and scratch with unusual force what they have at hand, until they feel that their little ones have also seen the light, will be free again, just like their children whose umbilical cord will be cut, they will invite them to move to a world less calm than the bellies of their newly excited mothers and in which bad decisions multiply when opportunities are lacking.

ERNESTO ACERO MARTÍNEZ and CARLOS LÓPEZ RODRÍGUEZ
The Chronicle of Quindío
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The true story of Netflix's 'Inventing Anna': the NY hustler

On February 11, Netflix launched ‘Invented Anna’, a new miniseries by Shonda Rhimes, creator of iconic shows like ‘Scandal’ and ‘Grey’s Anatomy’. The series is based on the true story of Anna Delvey, a supposed German heiress who conquered the upper echelons of the United States and carried out millionaire scams.

Julia Garner, who we already saw in the series ‘Ozark’, plays Anna since she arrives in New York, without having a single contact, where, based on deception, she manages to rise like foam: she leads a life of luxury, She rubs shoulders with the most prestigious families in the country and with celebrities… until she is discovered and taken to prison.

But, who really is Anna Delvey, or rather, Sorokin -her real surname-?, and how did she manage to be “friends” with the most influential people in the United States? Here we tell you about Anna’s background, what her methods were to achieve fraud and how she ended up sentenced from 4 to 12 years in prison.

The Real Story of Inventing Anna: The Birth of Anna Delvey

It all started when, in 2018, Jessica Pressler published in New York Magazine “Maybe She Had So Much Money that she lost track of it”, an article (what can you read here) about a woman who in a few years managed to integrate into New York upper-class groups, whom she named as her friends, with whom she traveled the world, stayed in luxury hotels and ate in the best restaurants.

Anna said that she was a German heiress and that her father had businesses related to the solar panel industry. In some cases she mentioned that her money came from oil or that she was the daughter of a German diplomat residing in Russia.

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None of this was true: Anna Sorokin changed her last name to Delvey, was not German, but of Russian origin, and came from a middle-class family. No inheritance, no easy money, no diamonds. She made it all up, after analyzing high society and figuring out how to climb up to be one of them.

In Pressler’s publication, it is narrated how people who knew Anna noticed strange attitudes in the unexpected socialite. She was unkind, she never used a credit card, so as not to leave a trace, and she always asked her companions to pay the bills under the pretext that she would deposit her part, a situation that never happened, but everyone used to. ignore.

Anna went to all the fashion weeks, lounged on yachts, surrounded herself with art experts, celebrities, and planned to open a very select type of club or foundation, without anyone suspecting that it was all a farce.

Nothing Lasts Forever: The Fall of Anna Delvey

Gradually people close to her became suspicious. Art collector Michael Xufu Huang realized something was wrong: Anna had celebrated her birthday with a big party at a restaurant in Soho, New York, but she hadn’t paid her bill.

That was how his “friends” began to distance themselves and the debts came closer than ever. He owed money to the people who had believed and invested in his project, he had a debt of 30,000 dollars with a hotel in Soho, and many problems with the banks that he had defrauded with false checks.

In 2019, Anna Sorkin was found guilty and sentenced to years in prison for fraud, theft, and embezzlement. Her story became popular thanks to the article by Pressler, who is part of the production team of the Netflix series.

And now you will ask yourself: how did Anna Sorokin manage to conquer the “coolest” and richest people in the world? The answer is mentioned at the end of Jessica’s article. Anna was not incredibly beautiful or charming or possessed of extraordinary intelligence, this is what she did: “she saw the soul of New York and recognized that if you distract people with shiny objects, wads of cash… if you show them the money, they will be virtually unable to see anything else.”

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If the real story of Inventing Anna caught your attention and you like stories of scams and fraud, another option -sure, you’ve already seen it, but it’s worth recommending it- is to see ‘The Tinder Swindler’, an original documentary by Netflix that tells the story of Simon Leviev, a man who posed as a millionaire heir and scammed women out of approximately 10 million dollars.

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How to tell a child that he has cancer? Teo's story helps

When childhood cancer runs in the family, it’s not just a challenge to address the disease. Parents also face the moment of explaining to the child that he has a disease and all the stages that he is going to go through. The story “Teo discovers cancer” can help on the International Day of Children with Cancer.

Image of the story “Teo discovers Cancer”. Photo courtesy Bayer

This children’s story is part of an initiative developed by the Bayer company in collaboration with family associations and experts from reference centers and covers the different stages that a child cancer patient experiences, from the moment of diagnosis.

Every year there are 15 new cases of cancer per 100,000 inhabitants in children under 14 years of age, with a five-year survival rate of 81%.

“Teo discovers cancer” is a children’s story illustrated by Violeta Denou that goes through the different stages that a child patient experiences from the moment of diagnosis and uses easy language accessible to children.

The stories of TEO emerged in 1977 and have accompanied generations in their educational process and whose edition is carried out by Planeta.

Cover of the story “Teo discovers cancer”. Courtesy photo

Participating in this initiative are the family associations AFANOC (Association of Relatives and Friends of Oncological Children of Catalonia) and PYFANO (Association of Parents, Relatives and Friends of Oncological Children of Castilla y León).

Experts from reference centers such as the Vall d’Hebron University Hospital, Sant Joan de Déu in Barcelona (KIDS Barcelona group), and the Spanish Society of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology (SEHOP) have also collaborated.

For Irene Costa of the AFANOC association, this book “is an example of the work we carry out in the association, to talk about the reality of cancer in a natural way, without taboos, without forbidden words, and allowing emotions and sensations to surface, which is It’s important that they come to light.”

Oncologist Raquel Hladun, from the Vall d’Hebron Hospital of Barcelona, ​​points out: “Childhood cancer is still a rare disease, but thanks to research, survival rates have been achieved that are really favorable”.

According to the doctor, “having materials that deal with the subject with such affection and tenderness, with which we can explain to affected children what their daily life is going to be like from now on, is something necessary.”

Elizabeth II: 70 years of the story of a young woman who became queen in the middle of the jungle

Queen Elizabeth II celebrates 70 years on the throne setting a historical record that she will celebrate amid the absence of her husband, family conflicts and weakened health.

The 95-year-old British monarch has been a protagonist and witness to the events that have marked the history of her country and the world.

From the media impact of her coronation at the age of 25 to the death of her husband after 74 years of marriage, going through the wars in the Falklands, Iraq and Afghanistan, the death of Diana of Wales or Brexit, her reign has been full of moments of great importance.

A movie coronation

The ascension to the throne of then-Princess Elizabeth seems to be straight out of a movie story. The young woman was walking in the middle of the dense jungle of Kenya observing wild animals when her father, King George VI, passed away.

It was on February 6, 1952 that this 25-year-old became queen overnight, but she only found out a few hours later while she was able to be reached to give her the news that would change her life.

Precisely, Elizabeth had traveled to Kenya, a former British colony, as part of her tour of the Commonwealth to represent her sick father.

At that time, the princess was already married to Prince Felipe, who accompanied her on this trip without thinking that she would have to give this news to her wife, who would de facto make her queen curiously in the hotel where they were staying.

Since then, Elizabeth II has had to lead the British monarchy, but her official coronation only took place on June 2, 1953 at Westminster Abbey.

The queen has already broken several records not only as the oldest monarch in office but also surpassed her great-great-grandmother, Queen Victoria (who ruled from 1837 to 1901), as the longest-serving sovereign of England.

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At 95 years old and with declining health that has led her to reduce her public agenda, Elizabeth II is currently the oldest incumbent ruler in the world.

In fact, his reign has only been surpassed by the King of France, Louis XIV, who remained on the throne for more than 72 years (1643 and 1715).

His life

Queen Elizabeth married on November 20, 1947 with Prince Felipe, Duke of Edinburgh; who accompanied her for more than 74 years, giving her support in the most difficult moments of her life.

Isabel II had four children: Carlos, Ana, Andrés and Eduardo, who in turn gave her eight grandchildren and twelve great-grandchildren.

The truth is that the life of the queen has been marked by the great events of the recent history of humanity, witnessing the difficulties and consequences of the post-war period, the arrival of man on the Moon and even the appearance of a pandemic.

However, one of the family events that marked his life as monarch was the separation of his eldest son, Prince Charles of Wales, and Princess Diana; she who would die in 1997 in a traffic accident in Paris.

In fact, the 90s were very difficult for the queen and she even qualified 1992 as “Annus Horribilis” (terrible year) due to the separation of her children Ana and Andrés. In addition, the serious fire that was recorded in the castle of Windor leaving considerable damage.

All these events caused Elizabeth to have one of the most difficult moments of her reign and to be the focus of the world news to the point that there was talk of a possible abdication.

But 2021 has also marked her life by having to face the death of her husband, Felipe de Edinburgh, on April 9; who was by her side for more than 74 years.

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Recently, Elizabeth has had to handle several family controversies such as the renunciation of their royal titles by her grandson Prince Harry and his wife Meghan; as well as other controversies with crimes of abuse of her son Prince Andrew, Duke of York.

The truth is that Queen Elizabeth has faced and overcome great crises in her kingdom; Although she has been the target of criticism, her approval is favorable in the world and she has left an unforgettable legacy in history.

Despite her advanced age, the British monarch continues to fulfill some of her official commitments after the death of her husband but has been reducing her agenda and public appearance.

The 95 years of the queen has generated much concern about the scenario that the British monarchy will have to face when she dies; her though she has always enjoyed good health.

Finally, the British monarch faces the last years of her reign alone and will celebrate 70 years of having come to the throne remembering not only the death of her father, King George VI, but also that moment in which she became queen being just a 25 year old.

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Donovan Carrillo's story of overcoming

Mexican Donovan Carrillo managed to get a ticket to the men’s single figure skating final at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.

The young man is the first Mexican Olympic skater in thirty years and got a third place that will allow him to be in the long program. Donovan debuted in the men’s single figure skating short program at the Olympics. This Tuesday, February 8.

The 22-year-old Mexican performed a routine on the ice rink with the theme ‘Black Magic Woman’ and managed to obtain a score of 79.69, placing 19th and securing his pass to the long or free program; there he will compete for an Olympic medal. The final will be Thursday, February 10.

“It is an honor that my country is proud of me, it is something that motivates me a lot and it is something that I enjoy like no other to give my best in each of the competitions. For the free program I am going to look for the same as in this program that was key to obtaining the result, simply enjoy without forgetting to give my best, “he assured

Photo: Instagram/donovandcarr

Donovan Carrillo’s story of overcoming

Donovan is 22 years old, originally from Zapopa, state of Jalisco, Mexico, but currently lives in León, Guanajuato, and it is there where he practices with his coach Gregorio Núñez.

“I started skating when I was eight years old and all because I liked a girl. My sister was the one who skated and I would accompany her to practice. And thanks to the fact that she accompanied her, I met a girl that I liked. To try to win her over, I convinced my parents to put me in skating classes, “she said in an interview with AFP.

The young man began his training on the ice rinks of a shopping center, without imagining that he would be able to represent an entire country in the Olympic Games.

“From training on the ice rink in a shopping center to the Olympics. In a country with hardly any Olympic-size ice rinks and overcoming numerous obstacles, Donovan Carrillo will be the first figure skater from Mexico in 30 years”, published the JJ.OO. on Twitter last January.

Regarding training in a mall, Donovan recounted that: “There are certain kinds of distractions and situations there, like skating to music all the time or with people who still don’t know how to skate very well and who only do it recreationally.”

However, it ensures that “This makes the training a bit more challenging.”

Photo: EFE.

Carrillo defends himself from those who criticize him for practicing a “girls” sport

Donovan has rejected the prejudices that exist regarding figure skating; In addition, he exposes the homophobia that exists in the discipline. Throughout his career he has received different accusations for choosing to practice this sport and in 2016 he published a tweet attacking those who attacked him.

“It doesn’t bother me to be called gay because I’m not. It infuriates me that they see the word gay as a mockery or an insult to my effort, “said the Mexican.

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Story of Marcela Aristizábal, creator of the company 'Fruto Salvaje' - Medellín - Colombia

“Life is learning, it is not just enjoyment. We also have to eat the shit that touches us”. With this phrase, Marcela Aristizábal defines what she has experienced along her path and that has been inspiring, not only for the creation of her successful Wild Fruit brandbut because of the way he has faced and overcome the challenges that life has thrown at him.

Aristizábal was born in Caicedonia, Valle del Cauca. From there she left forced by violence, violence that claimed the life of her first partner, the father of her son, Juan Alexander.

But, in addition to the armed confrontations that took place in that region, another determining factor in her decision to escape was the abuse that she began to suffer from her new partner.

She approached this man with the intention that he help her in the process she was going through. However, when things did not go well and she decided to end the relationship, the problems began. That person became violent, to the point of kidnap her for a few days.

Not content with his irrational debauchery, the man planned an attack. He sent her to make the ‘shampoo’. An unknown person placed a cap filled with corrosive glue on his head, which began to burn his hair and scalp. They had to shave her to heal her wounds. The alleged perpetrator of the brutal attack, days later, committed suicide.

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Hidden in the suitcase of a car, still without healing the injury suffered in her body and despondent and traumatized in her soul, she left Caicedonia forever. Everything, because people close to whom she took her life wanted to take revenge on her.

I arrived with my hair dead and with a smell of gasoline that did not go away

After hiding in different places, he arrived in Medellín.

“I arrived with my hair dead and with a smell of gasoline that did not go away,” he recalls.

He began to study law and audiovisual communication to try to forget his problems. Also, she began to think that there had to be something that would remove the uncomfortable smell.

Thus began a marathon investigation of the chemical composition of fruits. The first thing he studied was the aloe stalk, with which his hair was very dry, but the smell was diminished. Subsequently, he analyzed the chemical composition of the fruits to find out what active ingredients could recover your hair and eliminate the annoying smell.

In the search, she discovered that bananas, papaya, penca, honey, goat’s milk, among other fruits and products, had a chemical composition that was in accordance with what she was looking for for her treatment. She mixed the components in different measures to achieve a balance and began to apply it herself until she regained her vital and lush hair.

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“After a while of using the treatment I had created, my friends asked me how I managed to have such beautiful hair. I was embarrassed to tell how she had done it because that was related to why, ”says Aristizábal, a name that she also changed, because her real name was Ángela Marcela Arias Aristizábal.

Marcela is the mother of: Juan Alexander, the oldest; then Hummingbird; Inti Nawal, a boy with Down syndrome and Alondra Manantial, the youngest.

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Esneyder Gutierrez

Upon arriving in Medellin, he made himself known with his middle name and his mother’s last name, as a protection mechanism.

At first, he called the successful product ‘Fruit Treatment’, and as both his family and friends asked for it, Aristizábal continued to investigate so that his product would work on other women who had hair different from hers.

So, he began to manufacture the product and give it to his acquaintances with the variations they needed, until it became very popular.

But another tragedy, which would inspire her, knocked on her door. Indeed, when everything was going wonderfully with her new life and her nascent company, they detected her early cervical cancer.

The affliction that undoubtedly overwhelmed her was also the incentive to embark on a new stage in her life. She started by researching healthy and natural eating.

“Just as I had already done with my hair, I began a drastic change in my life. I removed the breast prostheses I had and began a new stage of personal growth in favor of a healthy and, above all, peaceful life”, says Aristizábal.

Today, after several changes of address, the company that started with a budget of 120,000 pesos is operating in the Santa Elena district. It has already completed nine years of operation.

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“’Fruto Salvaje’ has an inclusive and self-improvement approach. Is under all, for empowered women and heads of household, without neglecting the role of mothers and caring for their families, cooking, taking care of the children and enjoying the work of a mother, something that I also do with all my love. This, I instill in those who work with me, ”she explains.

Supporting the women of Santa Elena was also key because when she arrived in the territory, the cradle of the silleteros, she realized that many women lived in the midst of machismo and domestic violence.

Just as I had already done with my hair, I began a drastic change in my life. I removed the breast prostheses I had and started a new stage of personal growth in favor of a healthy life

Currently, the company not only provides them with a decent job, but also the employees have psychological and social support Permanently.

In Medellín, Marcela met her new love: Paisa Jonnathan Calle. He awakened her desire to work, to improve herself and took away my fear of telling her story.

One day, she remembers, she woke up empowered and told her story on Instagram. Later, different people started asking for her hair treatment.

The first day he sold 30 units, the second 100 and after three days he decided to quit university and focused fully on studying hair treatments and developing them.

In this way, ‘Fruto Salvaje’ began the task of making itself known and reaching very famous women in the country who in turn endorsed the products for their quality and results.

The company has more than 500 direct employees and more than 1,500 harvesters, indirectly. They are currently linking people with disabilities or different abilities.

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The first one who started as a seller of the products, which today are called ‘Harvesters’, was her sister. This awakened in Aristizábal the idea that the products be sold by women who are heads of households.

Thanks to the Plan Cosechadoras de Flores, today the ‘Fruto Salvaje’ hair treatment products, shampoo, conditioner, toners, body soaps, among other products, are available throughout Colombia, in chain stores with its Miel de Colibrí stores, and in countries such as Australia, the United States and Canada.

Marcela’s avatars, however, do not end. In November of last year she was diagnosed with new cancer, this time thyroid.

He had a complex surgery. While she was recovering, and as if that were not enough, one of her cats fell to her death from a window in her house. These months that he spent he dedicated to concentrating on his recovery. Today she is completely healthy. This is why this year’s campaign is called ‘Reborn’, like her life in which she has had to be reborn many times.

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Rodolfo Hernández: the story of the kidnapping and murder of his daughter - Santander - Colombia - Colombia

In the middle of the presidential debate on January 25, candidate Rodolfo Hernández revealed that his daughter was kidnapped by the Eln guerrillas.

“Those from the ELN kidnapped my daughter,” candidate Hernández said with a broken voice.

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The kidnapping took place in June 2004 when Laura Juliana Hernández, Rodolfo’s daughter, was 23 years old, according to what Mauricio Hernández, eldest son of the candidate, told EL TIEMPO.

The young woman was studying Law at the Santo Tomás de Bucaramanga University and was about to graduate.

“I don’t remember exactly where I was going but it was like June 4, 2004 and she she went for a walk with a friend, I think for Ocaña (Norte de Santander), when the next day they called us and told us that she had been kidnapped”, says Mauricio Hernández.

Mauricio relates that his sister was a year older than him and lived with him, “we were very close, my father made all the effort, my family, all we did our best to achieve a release but it was very difficult that the National Government help us and unfortunately the things for the negotiation were not given and we lost my sister”.

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Rodolfo’s son reported that the now presidential candidate refused to pay Laura’s ransom money.

“My father with his way of being, that we applaud him because otherwise it would have been something different and surely if they kidnapped one then they kidnapped 10 of the same family, and well, logically the best he could say was that no, he was not going to To pimp to have one son kidnapped and then the other kidnapped, everything possible was done but it was not possible”, says Mauricio Hernández.

To date they have never received the young woman’s body.

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This was not the first person close to the candidate who was kidnapped. Hernández revealed in the debate that his parents were kidnapped by the FARC for 135 days.

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