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Luis Hernández Navarro

Columnista de La Jornada, México

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Hugo Chávez, The Poor Boy from Sabaneta

by Luis Hernández Navarro

Mexico City (Mexico) | 8 March 2013

Hugo Chávez was a character of flesh and blood taken from the most imaginative novel of Gabriel García Márquez. A poor boy from Sabaneta (capital of the state of Barinas) who swore not to betray his infancy of deprivation and scarcity, he learnt very quickly to sow and to sell sweets. Son of (...)

Venezuela: a meeting of intellectuals and artists in defense of humanity

Hugo Chavez guarantees that one day Mexico will return to Latin America

by Luis Hernández Navarro

Caracas (Venezuela) | 7 December 2004

One day Mexico is going to return to Latin America. So declared the President of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez, during the meeting, In Defence of Humanity. And he added: any government that represents popular interests is going to be subject to heavy pressure. The leader declared himself to be a (...)