7: AN EXPERT OF MY CAREER

Paulo Freire was a Brazilian educator, supporter of liberating pedagogy and putting  into 

practice an education that transforms the structure of society. He was linked to 

politics in various countries such as: Brazil, Africa, Bolivia, Chile. 

In 1997 he died, days before his death he himself still debated about the new 

perspectives of education in the world. His pedagogical thinking continues today. 

It is considered that his contributions on emancipatory critical literacy.

Critical pedagogy is a field of teaching and research that has had Freire as its main driver. 

According to him education is a vital weapon for the liberation of the people and the 

transformation of society and therefore acquires a clearly defined ideological and political connotation. The main thing to be an educator is to recognize that knowledge is not transmitted, 

it is being built, the educational act does not consist of a transmission of knowledge, it is the enjoyment of the construction of a common world.

He has written many books as I believe that all people who are related to education and 

pedagogy should read them:

- Pedagogy of the oppressed.

- Pedagogy of autonomy (my favorite)

- Pedagogy of hope

- Letters to those who intend to teach

- Pedagogy of outrage

I would also like to mention Gabriela Mistral, who had a contribution to the Latin 

American pedagogy, public and democratic, who mentioned that teaching should always 

be done: in the playground and on the street as in the classroom. Teach with the attitude, the 

gesture and the word.

6: FAVOURITE MUSICIAN

Hello everyone, it took me a lot to choose a specific musician. First I would like to tell you 

that I have very different tastes, I can pass from Chilean music, to gringa, European, tropical 

music, Brazilian music, romantic music. The truth is that I enjoy music a lot, listen to it, dance 

it, enjoy it in solitude, with friends, my family, etc.

Since I was little my parents instilled in me the love for Latin American folklore, but my taste 

for Chilean music and folklore is wonderful.

I chose Violeta Parra, who is a singer-songwriter and one of the leading folklorists in South America and a promoter of popular music in Chile. I like it because I feel that its music is poetry, it delivers reality with only a guitar accompanied, it can go from songs to love or heartbreak, to the injustices of the people. I've known her since I was little, we spent hours with my family listening to her (along with other Chilean singers). Today, her songs transmit me a lot of peace, I consider her a national reference with respect to music and I think it is the duty of all of us to continue reproducing her music so that it is never forgotten.

It is difficult to find videos of her since she died in 1967, time when so many video clips were not generated and because of her simplicity in the musical art, she did not either. In Youtube you usually find her songs sung by her, but she does not appear. I have two favorite songs of Violeta, first "La Jardinera" and "La Petaquita", both remind me when I was a child, and I sang and danced with my parents. I leave a video where she does not appear, but if her voice, with one of my favorite songs:

5: A PHOTOGRAPH

I consider myself a fanatic of photos, people who know me, know how I like to take 

photographs, in general, I do not have a preference, but I like photos: landscapes, unknown 

people, animals, street dogs, my family and Friends (including myself), selfies, etc. I think it's 

something I inherited, because before my parents were born they had a baby album (until then 

with the pregnancy test) and until now, they have about 4 albums that portray our family life. 

This in particular makes me remember beautiful moments that we have lived in a graphic way.

I took this picture in one of the many times I have returned to my city, Antofagasta. It is a 

photograph of "La Portada" which is a natural monument of the second region of Chile. 

This photograph was taken in January 2019

Since I came to study in Santiago, every time I return to Antofagasta I like to go at least 

once to "La Portada", I like to go to the sunsets, and that in my city I often see wonderful (I 

will leave a picture of how do they look).

 I love taking pictures because the sea never looks the same, the sky either, and the 

colors either. Also because seeing them later in Santiago, I feel that I can feel the sound and 

the smell of the sea, I can remember those sensations, and for that reason I like many 

photographs in general, which portray an exact moment, but many stories can be wrapped 

before and after the photo, which one can count or simply remember.

If you ever go to Antofagasta, I recommend you to meet "La Portada" at dusk, in summer at 

8 pm and in winter type 7 in the afternoon.