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El mercenario que coleccionaba obras de arte / The Mercenary Who Collected Artwork
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El mercenario que coleccionaba obras de arte / The Mercenary Who Collected Artwork

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Cumpli a cabalidad mis cuatro pasos:concebir, conspirar, ejecutar y evadir.

El carismatico mercenario que narra esta historia es un personaje real bajo el seudonimo de Adrian Falcon, aunque a lo largo de sus anos en activo uso otros como El Parse, Garfio, Strelkinov… Tierno y diabolico, Falcon tiene ahora sesenta y tantos anos y ha sobrevivido con peculiar sentido del humor a su compleja historia de vida. Y es que fue perseguido en Estados Unidos y varios paises latinoamericanos por terrorismo, fue pieza clave de casos tan escandalosos como el Iran-Contra, y opero con los carteles colombianos para financiar acciones contrarrevolucionarias. Considerandose un luchador por la libertad , actuo contra el mando de la Union Sovietica, el Sandinismo y Fidel Castro.

Aunque en su momento fue blanco del FBI, termina sus dias de combate convertido en condottiero de la CIA y descreido de todo. El desencanto hace que decida luchar por su destino y encuentre una aliada en Valentina, a la que conoce en Paris y con quien comienza una relacion de intereses; a su modo, ella es tambien una superviviente mercenaria.

Esta obra ofrece un punto de referencia a quienes se preguntan por los enemigos que enfrentaron las izquierdas latinoamericanas y es producto de entrevistas con Falcon y de la revision de archivos que llevo a cabo Wendy Guerra, hija del idealismo guerrillero que ha saltado la tapia para mirar del otro lado.

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I perfectly executed my four steps: conceive, conspire, execute, and evade.

The charismatic mercenary who narrates this story is a real person under the pseudonym of Adrian Falcon, although throughout the years he used other names like El Parse, Hook, Strelkinov, etc. Tender and diabolical, Falcon is now in his sixties and has survived his complex life history with a peculiar sense of humor. He was persecuted in the U.S. and several Latin American countries for terrorism, he was a key player in scandalous situations like the Iran-Contra affair, and he operated with Colombian cartels to fund counterrevolutionary actions. Considering himself a freedom fighter, he worked against the Soviet Union, the Sandinistas, and Fidel Castro.

Although he was once the target of the FBI, he is ending his combat days as a condottiero of the CIA and a disbeliever of everything. Disillusionment leads him to fight for his destiny and he finds an ally in Valentina, whom he meets in Paris and with whom he begins a relationship of interests; in her way, she is also a mercenary survivor.

This work offers a reference point for those who wonder about the enemies who faced the Latin American leftists, and is a product of interviews with Falcon and of the research done by Wendy Guerra, daughter of guerrilla idealism who has jumped the fence to look in from the other side.

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Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial
Country
Spain
Date
22 January 2019
Pages
384
ISBN
9786073172028

Cumpli a cabalidad mis cuatro pasos:concebir, conspirar, ejecutar y evadir.

El carismatico mercenario que narra esta historia es un personaje real bajo el seudonimo de Adrian Falcon, aunque a lo largo de sus anos en activo uso otros como El Parse, Garfio, Strelkinov… Tierno y diabolico, Falcon tiene ahora sesenta y tantos anos y ha sobrevivido con peculiar sentido del humor a su compleja historia de vida. Y es que fue perseguido en Estados Unidos y varios paises latinoamericanos por terrorismo, fue pieza clave de casos tan escandalosos como el Iran-Contra, y opero con los carteles colombianos para financiar acciones contrarrevolucionarias. Considerandose un luchador por la libertad , actuo contra el mando de la Union Sovietica, el Sandinismo y Fidel Castro.

Aunque en su momento fue blanco del FBI, termina sus dias de combate convertido en condottiero de la CIA y descreido de todo. El desencanto hace que decida luchar por su destino y encuentre una aliada en Valentina, a la que conoce en Paris y con quien comienza una relacion de intereses; a su modo, ella es tambien una superviviente mercenaria.

Esta obra ofrece un punto de referencia a quienes se preguntan por los enemigos que enfrentaron las izquierdas latinoamericanas y es producto de entrevistas con Falcon y de la revision de archivos que llevo a cabo Wendy Guerra, hija del idealismo guerrillero que ha saltado la tapia para mirar del otro lado.

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

I perfectly executed my four steps: conceive, conspire, execute, and evade.

The charismatic mercenary who narrates this story is a real person under the pseudonym of Adrian Falcon, although throughout the years he used other names like El Parse, Hook, Strelkinov, etc. Tender and diabolical, Falcon is now in his sixties and has survived his complex life history with a peculiar sense of humor. He was persecuted in the U.S. and several Latin American countries for terrorism, he was a key player in scandalous situations like the Iran-Contra affair, and he operated with Colombian cartels to fund counterrevolutionary actions. Considering himself a freedom fighter, he worked against the Soviet Union, the Sandinistas, and Fidel Castro.

Although he was once the target of the FBI, he is ending his combat days as a condottiero of the CIA and a disbeliever of everything. Disillusionment leads him to fight for his destiny and he finds an ally in Valentina, whom he meets in Paris and with whom he begins a relationship of interests; in her way, she is also a mercenary survivor.

This work offers a reference point for those who wonder about the enemies who faced the Latin American leftists, and is a product of interviews with Falcon and of the research done by Wendy Guerra, daughter of guerrilla idealism who has jumped the fence to look in from the other side.

Read More
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial
Country
Spain
Date
22 January 2019
Pages
384
ISBN
9786073172028