Erasure of Identity, Heroism, and Impersonation in Evelio Rosero's La carroza de Bolívar and Two Filmic Representations of the Latin American Historical Hero

Abstract

The recent fictional recreations of the life of Simón Bolívar have been abundant in Colombia and in Venezuela, where they have served as political banners. What procedures have used such productions to overcome the historical gap and occupy places in the social imaginaries of both countries? This article seeks to address this inquiry based on the study of La carroza de Bolívar (2012), by Evelio Rosero, and the films of two Venezuelan directors about Bolívar. The critical and theoretical framework of Quentin Skinner will allow an approach to these works that will provide an essential value to this inquiry organized around the place of fiction before history and culture.