For Villa’s brothers, the space on the social network was an opportunity to make what happened visible, as well as the opportunity to remember it and for others to know it. The intention of the urban artist was to show who Lucas Villa is based on the voices of his family members.
Through a Live on Instagram, Residente spoke with the relatives of Lucas Villa, the young man who, while demonstrating peacefully in Pereira, was shot eight times. With the idea of getting to know him, as well as his family, the urban artist chose to make this video, because, in his words: “I was moved when I saw the images of him peacefully demonstrating, doing what many of us have done in other countries . The difference is that they shot him ”.
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For Villa’s brothers, the space on the social network was an opportunity to make what happened visible, as well as the opportunity to remember it and for others to know it. Commenting that he is constantly active, that he is a yoga instructor and physiotherapist, his brothers affirmed that he has dedicated himself to working with the body and that he is known within the Pereira community for his people skills. “He has always been the person who has the speech, the advice. The truth is that people adore and embrace their ways and their manners, ”said one of his sisters.
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Resist, that is the message that Villa is sending to the country. “He was doing something great: he was educating people, he was taking them out of that space of ignorance in relation to everything that has happened.” There, in the middle of that conversation, they remembered the video that shows Villa talking to the passengers of a bus about the situation in the country, highlighting that although he was not in the role of leading the marches in the city, his active spirit, explorer and adventurer led him to participate in peaceful demonstrations.
The situation in Pereira, as well as that of the rest of the country, was also a topic of conversation. Villa’s brothers argued that “the issue is complicated and we are concerned because Colombia is very insecure and there are no guarantees. This leaves a lot to think about ”.