(The following conversation took place about three years, while our TV broadcast a program called "The Best of Ecuador" in which, by votes taken via cell phone or web page was chosen to such an illustrious citizen. And as good Ecuadorians, the program was not an original idea but a repeat of something that the British had done before and which took its case to the winner Sir Winston Churchill and Princess Diana in third place.)
José Antonio: Actually, these programs do not ... I do not know, I seem a waste, everyone will be trying to demonstrate the sanctity of their candidate and will be more of a alharaquiento show a real attempt to delve into the identity or "indientidad" ours to find valuable things.
Carlos Andrés: is that so are the Ecuadorians guess who is among the options?
JA: Mmm ... "Jaime Roldós , I suppose?
CA: already gone. You see, the problem is that you're not Ecuador.
JA: ??
(To all this must be added that the party of Carlos Andrés was not born in Ecuador but has always lived here, have this nationality and it alone, and has nowhere to identify with another country. On another issue, according to a friend who travels a lot, cause fewer problems traveling with no documents to identify themselves as Ecuador).
JA: Eeehhh ... I do not understand.
CA: is that if you say these things is that there are Ecuadorian. If you were Ecuadorian, would you have chosen a politician or an artist?
JA: Ah! Ya, I know: Guayasamín.
CA: Did not I tell? There are Ecuadorian.
JA: right? But I ...
CA: No, if you were Ecuadorian, if you thought as Ecuadorian, would you have chosen someone with artists recognized by the elites, as a painter ... or someone who pursues more popular, say music?
JA: Do Miño Naranjo brothers? But they were two, and I do not know the names of any ... Or you chose the director of the symphony or something?
CA: This is more difficult than I thought. You see, you try for a moment think like Ecuador. Would you have chosen a classical musician, baroque, cultured , or an aisle?
JA: ... the Ecuadorian Paquita?
CA: One who died to take a lot ...
JA: ! "JJ ?
(Fondo musical: what's on the agenda of Polo Baquerizo when one participant wins something)
CA: Welcome to Ecuador! Julio Jaramillo, our nightingale of America, which spread their seed, but not always their surname for the whole Ecuadorian coast.
JA: Well, at least chose not Gerardo Mejia, right?
(Epilogue: JJ did not reach the 10 finalists , plus it really did not die of cirrhosis. The winner was Eloy Alfaro, alias "the old fighter, now raised and socialized in the XXI century . Jefferson Perez was left with the silver medal and Guayasamín in tenth place).
should also be added that the conversation was slightly edited and tweaked based on what was left of it in my memory, but a companion faithful and I have enough confidence. Hopefully the other part of the dialogue does not contradict me if you read this.
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