2024-01-16 21:04:26
The Colombian Caribbean coast has been the scene of extravagant stories that, at first glance, seem taken from magical realism, and that have come to deceive the rest of the country.
Among the stories that have circulated, the most recent and that has undoubtedly caused something to talk about on social networks, has been the Barranquilla woman who claimed to work on a film awarded a Golden Globe, only to later be denied.
Geraldine Fernández gained notoriety in recent days by spreading her alleged participation in The Boy and the Heron, an internationally recognized film by Japanese director Hayao Miyazaki. According to her statements, she would have been part of the film’s illustration team and she even claimed that she made 25,000 frames alone.
After the scandal and discovering that it had been a deception on the part of the woman, she said that “she had exaggerated.” This fact adds to other cases that have generated memes and ridicule about the situation in recent years.
Related note: Dangerous lies: Geraldine Fernández said she had thought about suicide after the scandal over The Boy and the Heron
Fake meteorite in Barranquilla:
The inhabitants of Barranquilla witnessed the commotion caused by the fall of an alleged meteorite in a neighborhood of the city in 2021.
Social networks were filled with images and testimonies, generating a wave of speculation. The magnitude was such that the authorities arrived at the place and it was said that the rock had healing powers. After all this, it was confirmed that it was a campaign about a project for a social complex in the area.
Rag pregnancy
A Colombian woman surprised the community by claiming to be nine months pregnant and showing a belly that seemed to defy the laws of biology.
27 years ago, the news caused such a stir that even Gabriel García Márquez himself wanted to meet Liliana Cáceres, 16 years old at the time, when it was discovered that the Barranquilla woman used a rag belly to simulate her condition.
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Michael Jackson’s ghost in Malambo
In a situation worthy of a movie, in 2009, the year in which the artist died, a woman claimed to have witnessed the appearance of the spirit of Michael Jackson while teaching her children some dance steps of the late singer in Malambo, Atlántico.
They even interviewed the woman and her children, reporting that they felt the presence of the king of pop, in addition to feeling “a smell of formaldehyde.” In addition, they pointed out that they knew it was specifically the ghost of the Thriller performer, since at that moment they were watching his music videos.
Quentin Tarantino in Barranquilla
In 2019, a curious incident occurred at the Barranquilla Film Festival (FICBAQ), as they announced with great fanfare that the acclaimed film director would be in the city.
However, the organizers denied the arrival of the American director, calling it a “cordial cock suck.”
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