Negro matapacos

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Negro Matapacos , roughly in German "Schwarzer Bullenkiller" († August 26, 2017) was a Chilean dog that became known through its participation in the student protests in Santiago de Chile in 2010/2011 . His features included his black fur and the red scarf he wore tied around his neck.

Life

The dog became known in university circles in Santiago, especially at the universities of Santiago (Usach) , Tecnológica Metropolitana (UTEM) and Central (Ucen) . During the student protests in 2011 , the dog became known for taking part in street protests in which members of the Chilean Carabineros were attacked, thus gaining sympathy among the demonstrators. The dog took part in numerous protests, so his fans often photographed him and set up a Facebook profile for him, among other things.

Although the dog was considered a street dog, Negro Matapacos, despite his presence on various university campuses and streets of Santiago, was under the care of María Campos, who adopted and fed him in 2009, had a bed for him in her apartment, regularly tied him with fresh scarves and also blessed regularly when leaving the house. After taking part in street demonstrations, several media outlets also dubbed him the "Chilean Loukanikos " because of his similarities to the dog that became famous during protests in Greece between 2010 and 2012 .

Negro Matapacos died on August 26, 2017 of natural causes in the presence of veterinarians and his supervisor. Several sources report that at the time of his death he left 32 pups with 6 different bitches.

reception

Paper mache figure of Negro Matapacos at the 2019 protests

In December 2013, the documentary Matapaco , directed by Víctor Ramírez, Carolina García, Nayareth Nain, Francisco Millán and Sergio Medel of EnMarcha Films, was shown and won the award for best documentary at the Santo Tomás de Viña del Mar Film Festival .

During the protests in Chile in 2019 , the image of Negro Matapacos became known again because he appeared in street demonstrations on various posters, stickers, wall paintings, but also in the form of paper mache sculptures. There were demands for a statue of the dog to be installed in a public place.

Web links

Commons : Negro Matapacos  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Carlos Martínez: La otra vida del negro matapacos. In: The Clinic. November 6, 2012, accessed November 10, 2019 (Spanish).
  2. ↑ a b c Belén Armand: Murió el legendario “Negro Matapacos”. In: La Izquierda Diario. August 27, 2017, Retrieved November 10, 2019 (Spanish).
  3. ↑ El Negro Matapacos: el perro que odiaba a los carabineros de Chile. In: La Izquierda Diario. October 25, 2019, accessed November 10, 2019 (Spanish).
  4. ↑ Digitalproserver: Negro Matapacos, el revolucionario del año. In: El Desconcierto. December 24, 2013, accessed November 10, 2019 (Spanish).
  5. ↑ Carlos Vega: ¿Por qué los perros siempre se suman a las protestas? In: BioBio Chile. September 20, 2015, accessed November 10, 2019 (Spanish).
  6. ↑ Hermes Domínguez Vásquez: El último adiós al "Negro Matapacos", el perro emblema de la lucha estudiantil chilena. In: BioBio Chile. August 29, 2017, Retrieved November 10, 2019 (Spanish).
  7. ↑ Daniela Toro: Estrenan documental de perro chileno amante de las marchas. In: 24horas. December 24, 2013, accessed November 10, 2019 (Spanish).
  8. ↑ Los homenajes graphs al "Negro Matapacos", el perro de las marchas que se convirtió en ícono de estas manifestaciones. In: The Clinic. November 5, 2019, accessed November 10, 2019 (Spanish).
  9. ↑ Diego Bastarrica: Negro Matapacos para impresión 3D: Usuario chileno creó este arte para llevar a todas partes. In: FayerWayer. November 8, 2019, accessed November 10, 2019 .
  10. ↑ Diego Bastarrica: Petición en Change.org quiere hacerle estatua al "Negro Matapacos" in Plaza Baquedano. In: FayerWayer. November 7, 2019, accessed November 10, 2019 .
  11. ↑ Nathaly Lepe: "El Santo Patrono de las protestas sociales": la lucha viral para instalar estatua del "Negro Matapacos" in Plaza Italia, el corazón del estallido social. In: Publimetro. November 4, 2019, Retrieved November 10, 2019 (Spanish).