Albertina Felipe (77) lives in the interior of Arica in the town of San Miguel de Azapa. She is the caretaker of the enigmatic "Ño Carnavalón", a human figure made of rag that incarnates the Pachamama and is venerated in the week of the ...See moreAlbertina Felipe (77) lives in the interior of Arica in the town of San Miguel de Azapa. She is the caretaker of the enigmatic "Ño Carnavalón", a human figure made of rag that incarnates the Pachamama and is venerated in the week of the carnival. If you ask him with faith, he gives you plenty, but if you disrespect him, his punishment is fulminating. Year after year, devotees pay homage to Ño and his guardian Albertina, protector and channeller of communications on Earth. However, disease threatens her life and the traditions she has maintained for more than 40 years, bringing out old and new rivalries in the town for control of the creative and destructive forces of Carnavalón. Written by
César Borie
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