Lucero

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Fragment of 'La Leyenda del Lucero', a homemade family cinematographic production filmed in 16mm in the surroundings of San Martín de los Andes in 1963. The original script was written by Ernesto Biongovani, a family friend. The leading role was portrayed by Ana María Bornaz, and the cinematographer was my grandfather.

About the story: Llankalikan, a young woman, was the daughter of the leader of her tribe. Though she had everything expected of her, she was unhappy. Her father had arranged her marriage to a man she didn’t love, and she couldn’t accept this fate. Determined to be free, she ran away from her tribe. Tired and alone, she stumbled upon a stream, where a white flower appeared and spoke to her. "Do not fear," it said, "I am your mother." The flower revealed that her mother had been killed by the tribe leader out of jealousy. But instead of dying, her mother had turned into a flower, wandering the streams forever. She told her daughter not to fear and that her destiny would be different from the one her father had planned. As the sounds of the tribe's drums grew louder, the young woman felt her father’s presence. In that moment, she began to fade away, transforming into a flower floating on the stream. From then on, she remained as an eternal flower, drifting alongside her mother in the waters, a symbol of freedom, love, and the right to choose one’s own path.

This material was recovered from the family archive, and the original version is lost. It was transferred from film to VHS, and later, it was digitized, adding music created with electric guitar and self-recorded samples.