Comic by Alfredo Garzón Revives Memory of Slain Colombian Humorist Jaime Garzón
Alfredo Garzón, brother of slain Colombian humorist Jaime Garzón, has drawn the comic 'Yo quiero no morir' (Astiberri) to keep alive the circumstances of the 1999 assassination. Garzón was a journalist, lawyer, educator, actor, radio host, and activist, murdered in Bogotá on August 13, 1999. Following Abelardo de la Espriella's electoral victory, the National Library returned copies of the comic it had been guarding out of fear they would be destroyed. The assassination remains a political flashpoint in Colombia, where narco-paramilitaries implicated in the crime, with alleged state complicity, remain unpunished. Public memory endures through street art and banners, refusing to forget.
Key facts
- Jaime Garzón was assassinated in Bogotá on August 13, 1999.
- He was a humorist, journalist, lawyer, educator, actor, radio host, and activist.
- Alfredo Garzón created the comic 'Yo quiero no morir', published by Astiberri.
- The comic aims to prevent the circumstances of the death from being forgotten.
- Abelardo de la Espriella won an election, triggering political shift.
- The National Library returned copies it had safeguarded for fear of destruction.
- Narco-paramilitaries acted with state connivance and remain unpunished.
- The assassination resonates as those who hindered the investigation regain power.
Entities
Artists
- Alfredo Garzón
- Jaime Garzón
- Víctor Coyote
- Abelardo de la Espriella
Institutions
- Astiberri
- Biblioteca Nacional
Locations
- Bogotá
- Colombia