#violeta castillo

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“Humans that are conscious about this plague, have developed different ways to avoid having their bodies possessed by flora, because during the full-moon, as everyone sleeps, thousands of lost plant should wander in town looking for a host to inhabit, turning humans into mere puppets for their dark desires.”

Plants (2015, Roberto Doveris)

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Violeta Castillo - La Carta Arte de tapa: Agustín Ceretti

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Las Plantas (Roberto Doveris, 2015)

This understated Chilean film is one of my favorites of the last decade. It is Mr. Doveris’s directorial debut (as far as I know), and it has the kind of confidence in its own still, quiet moments and the kind of depth to its protagonist and her world that one usually only finds in the work of more established filmmakers. I’ve seen it twice now, and the spell it cast the first time only became stronger after my second viewing.

Throughout the film, Flor is frequently seen through glass - windows, doors, windshields, an aquarium. It always feels like we are observing an organism on a slide. And that is kind of what she is. She’s trapped by poverty, by the lack of adult caregivers in her young life, and by the too-adult responsibility of caring for her brother. In a world that seems indifferent toward her. 

But all of the glass barriers seem like a manifestation of a teenager’s sexual frustration, too. She needs escape and release, and she needs these things more intensely because of the pressure she’s under. Flor is horny, but as the film begins she hasn’t figured out how to express or experience her desires. And so she starts by observing boys through her laptop screen and then through the window in the door to her house’s entryway. Although I do not like the literal behavior of the man who eventually crosses the barrier and enters her house (this part of the movie made me anxious), I think that their exchange once he is inside is a symbolically sound and powerful place for the story to wind up.

I am glad that Flor knows what she wants and pursues it on her own terms. I am grateful that she makes it through things safely and with a capacity to feel joy. Everyone should see this movie if they can.

P.S./additional thoughts and a question -  I wish that the comic, Las Plantas, was real.

What character from what thing is Flor dressed as when she has the blue wig on?

Violeta Castillo, the actor who plays Flor, makes music, and I think it’s really good. She has a Bandcamp page!

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Violeta Castillo (Buenos Aires)

Segunda fecha de “SAMPLE” noche dream / La Tangente💎

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VIOLETA CASTILLO 

VIDEO “BAJO LA LLUVIA”

DIRIGIDO POR ESTEBAN VARGAS

VESTIDO GRACIAS X NADA 

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Favorite Albums of 2016

Blisters in the Pit of My Heart - Martha

Amiga - Alex Anwandter

El nuevo orden, vol. 1 EP - Audri Nix

Errorws de tipeo - Violeta Castillo

She Is - Jonghyun 

Love You to Death - Tegan and Sara

Energía - J. Balvin

Fist & Palm - Bellows

It seems that as years go by, my year-end lists get shorter, but that’s only because I’m now more faithful to my music taste. What’s the point of making a list of the hyped albums? Still, I’m surprised not even one hyped album made it to my list, even though I listened to most of them. I feel that this year I clung myself to only a few albums (and one EP) that I listened to over and over again. Maybe if I would have let more music occupy part of my listening times, the list would be longer. But I’m not disappointed my list is short and I would like to mention the following albums as honorable mentions: “Awaken, My Love” by Childish Gambino, REDEMPTION by Dawn Richards, Ex’act by EXO, Care by How to Dress Well and The Weight of These Wings by Miranda Lambert.

I’m also preparing a post of my favorite songs of the year, which I’ll hopefully publish soon, 

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Empiezo a pensar que puedo con el dolor, porque si no supiera hasta dónde doy, me asustaría al primer tirón. 

El miedo a quebrarme ya no es una opción. 

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