Resumen

GONZALEZ LEON, Erika  y  VAZQUEZ MEDELES, Juan Carlos. The red carnation: attribute of the revolutionary martyr in Guatemala. Latinoamérica [online]. 2014, n.58, pp.145-179. ISSN 2448-6914.

The murder of student Robin Garcia during the internal conflict in Guatemala, generated the discontent of the population so the day of his burial, held a funeral procession known as la Marcha de los claveles rojos. The photographer Mauro Calanchina captured this moment that has endured in guatemalan history and imaginary, where demonstrators hoisted a red carnation. In this reseach we will approach the process that gave raise to the march, exposing interpretations, meanings and uses that had given Calanchina' s photography and have been linked to the construction of revolutionary ideology, and the instrumentalization of martyrdom as part of an ideological project.

Palabras llave : Mauro Calanchina; Claveles rojos; Robin García; Guatemala; Alero Review; Photography.