Juego de libertad, Duncan Tonatiuh
Juego de libertad, Duncan Tonatiuh
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Juego de libertad
Mestre Bimba y el arte de la capoeira

Author: Duncan Tonatiuh

Narrator: Christian Barillas

Unabridged: 27 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/24/2023


Synopsis

Aunque se debate cuándo y dónde se originó exactamente la capoeira, una forma de arte que combina las artes marciales, la danza, las acrobacias, la música y la espiritualidad, una cosa es segura: a principios del siglo XX Brasil era el único país en el mundo en el que se jugaba a la capoeira, y era practicada principalmente por personas de ascendencia africana. En 1890, dos años después de que Brasil aboliera oficialmente la esclavitud, el juego fue prohibido. La sociedad rica y de piel más clara temía y menospreciaba la capoeira, viéndola como un juego de “malandros”, como llamaban las personas en el poder a las comunidades negras y pobres a las que despreciaban. Pero, a principios de la década de 1920 en la ciudad de Salvador, un hombre llamado Bimba abogaría por que la capoeira, y quienes la practicaban, fueran tratados con la dignidad y el respeto que se merecían. La prosa lírica y el adorado estilo de ilustración de Duncan Tonatiuh, inspirado en los códices precolombinos, cuentan la historia de quien se podría decir fue el mejor capoeirista de todos los tiempos, quien luchó para convertir una actividad afrobrasileña perseguida e incomprendida en un arte célebre y practicado por millones de personas en todo el mundo. En 2014, UNESCO designó a la capoeira como un Patrimonio Cultural Inmaterial de la Humanidad, una distinción otorgada por su promoción de la integración social y la memoria que guarda de la lucha contra la opresión histórica.

About Duncan Tonatiuh

Duncan Tonatiuh is an award-winning Mexican-American author and illustrator. His books include the Pura Belpre Honor Award winners Dear Primo, Diego Rivera, and Pancho Rabbit and the Sibert Honor Award winners Separate Is Never Equal and Funny Bones. Born in Mexico, he graduated from Parsons School of Design in New York City. He is inspired by Pre-Columbian art, and his aim is to create images and stories that honor the past in a way that is relevant today.

About Christian Barillas

Christian Barillas is an Audie-nominated audiobook narrator and actor whose television credits include Modern Family, The Handmaid's Tale, and The Bridge. With a classical background in theater, he has appeared on stage at the Huntington Theatre Co., the Denver Center, and the Yale Repertory. He studied journalism and media at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and went on to receive his master's degree in acting from UCLA's School of Theater, Film, and Television.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Kirsten

Not my kind of topic, very dry, probably interesting to people who aren't me!......more

Tonatiuh begins this non-fiction picture book as a narrative nonfiction and quickly and succinctly describes the historical context of capoeira, out of the African tradition developed from Afro-Brazilian slaves, it combines music, drama, fighting, and dance. As with most narrative nonfiction, the st......more

Goodreads review by Amy

While I've heard of capoeira, I didn't understand what it was or where it came from. This book highlights the progression of this martial art form through Mestre Bimba, a man who revolutionized the art into what it is today. Duncan Tonatiuh (the author and illustrator) has a unique illustration styl......more

Goodreads review by Jon

The story of Mestre Bimba - one of the founders of modern capoeira. The evolution of capoeira is covered here: from a martial-arts practiced by slaves (who hid it behind dance) to the discrimination faced by those who tried to keep this unique cultural expression alive. Mestre Bimba spent his life f......more