Alguien escribió una carta el 7 de noviembre de 1979 , ustedes escribirán las respuestas. Los invitamos a esta nueva convocatoria a escribir.
Boquitas pintadas es una de las novelas más famosas de Manuel Puig. La novela está conformada por dieciséis entregas, cartas. Por las cuales la historia se va armando, voces que van brotando desde los márgenes de estas cartas.
La decisión de publicar la siguiente carta es que sirva como movimiento inicial de algo que empieza a narrarse. Se le podrá dar continuidad de manera anónima y tomando cualquiera de los arcos narrativos emergentes en estas páginas.
**Sarmiento (Ch) 7 de Noviembre de 1979 **
Querida Mercedes:
Deseo de todo corazón que al recibo de está te encuentres bien de salud, y rodeada de felicidad y cariño con el resto de tu familia; quedando yo por el momento bien a Dios y Ceferino muchísimas gracias.
<div class="codehilite"><span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">Paso</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">a</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">decirte</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">y</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">para</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">dar</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">comienzo</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">a</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">la</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">presente</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">que</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">anoche</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">recibí</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">tú</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">carta</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">de</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">fecha</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="mi">31</span><span class="o">/</span><span class="mi">10</span><span class="o">/</span><span class="mi">79</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">y</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">va</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">esta</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">en</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">agradecimiento</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">y</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">como</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">contestación</span><span class="o">.</span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="n">Negra</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">te</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">diré</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">que</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">me</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">alegra</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">mucho</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">que</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">todos</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">uds</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">se</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">encuentren</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">bien</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">y</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">como</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">así</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">también</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">y</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">por</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">lo</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">que</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">decís</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">creó</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">y</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">estimo</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">que</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">las</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">fiestas</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">en</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">Carhué</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">deben</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">haber</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">estado</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">barbaras</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">también</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">te</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">comentaré</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">que</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">tuve</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">mucha</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">suerte</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">con</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">lo</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">de</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">la</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">comunión</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">de</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">Zulma</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">ya</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">que</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">gracias</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">a</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">Dios</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">tuve</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">la</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">suerte</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">de</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">poder</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">probar</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">la</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">torta</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">y</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">los</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">pasteles</span><span class="o">.</span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="n">Mercedes</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">ahora</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">tengo</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">que</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">darte</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">una</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">noticia</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">que</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">mí</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">me</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">parece</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">mala</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">ya</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">que</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">el</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">que</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">la</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">sufrió</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">fue</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">un</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">amigo</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">mío</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">no</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">se</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">si</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">sabrás</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">que</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">días</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">pasado</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">el</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">Mario</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">Anaya</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">le</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">quebró</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">el</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">brazo</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">un</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">caballo</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">de</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">una</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">patada</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">según</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">lo</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">que</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">entendí</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">yo</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">es</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">bastante</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">estuvo</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">internado</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">en</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">T</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">Lauquen</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">donde</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">lo</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">operaron</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">y</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">le</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">colocaron</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">un</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">clavo</span><span class="p">;</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="err">“</span><span class="n">pobre</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">loco</span><span class="err">”</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">y</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">para</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">colmo</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">hacia</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="mi">2</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">o</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="mi">3</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">días</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">que</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">se</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">había</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">peleado</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">con</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">Cristina</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">Tello</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">no</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">aguanta</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">con</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">nadie</span><span class="p">)</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">lo</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">más</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">lindo</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">que</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">ya</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">había</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">sacado</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">permiso</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">en</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">la</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">casa</span><span class="o">.</span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="n">Pasando</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">a</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">contestarte</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">la</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="err">ú</span><span class="n">ltima</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">pregunta</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">tuya</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">te</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">diré</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">que</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">sí</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">que</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">esa</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">piba</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">que</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">andaba</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">en</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">Epecuén</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">con</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">Rolando</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">es</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">la</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">actual</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">novia</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">y</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">según</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">comentarios</span><span class="p">;</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">no</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">se</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">si</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">es</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">cierto</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">se</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">casan</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">a</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">principio</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">de</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">año</span><span class="o">.</span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="n">De</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">mi</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">Mercedes</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">te</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">diré</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">que</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">por</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">el</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">momento</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">me</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">encuentro</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">bien</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">con</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">un</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">poco</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">de</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">nerviosismo</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">estos</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">dia</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">ya</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">que</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">hayer</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">comenzaron</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">hacer</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">la</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">lista</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">de</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">los</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">que</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">se</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">van</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">de</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">baja</span><span class="o">.</span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="n">Negra</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">la</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">próxima</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">talvez</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">no</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">te</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">conteste</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">rápido</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">ya</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">que</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">lomejor</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">no</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">nos</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">encontramos</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">en</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">el</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">regimiento</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">porque</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">el</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="mi">19</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">lunes</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">salimos</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">al</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">terreno</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">hasta</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">el</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="mi">30</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">y</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">no</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">sabemos</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">si</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">las</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">cartas</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">la</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">llevaran</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">o</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">las</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">entregaran</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">todas</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">juntas</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">cuando</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">bo</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">volvamos</span><span class="o">.</span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="n">Pero</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">vos</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">contesta</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">pronto</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">igual</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">que</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">yo</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">lo</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">más</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">pronto</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">posible</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">te</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">contestaré</span><span class="o">.</span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="n">También</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">te</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">digo</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">que</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">te</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">envío</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">esa</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">postal</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">para</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">que</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">la</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">guardes</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">de</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">rdo</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">Es</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">de</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">Esquel</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">un</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">pueblo</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">como</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">voz</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">ya</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">sabrás</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">también</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">perteneciente</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">a</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">la</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">Patagonia</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">y</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">en</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">el</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">cual</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">tuvimos</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">días</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">pasando</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">realizando</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">un</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">operativo</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">espero</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">que</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">sea</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">de</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">tu</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">agrado</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">Decile</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">a</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">tus</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">cuñadas</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">que</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">escriban</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">total</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">están</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">todo</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">el</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">día</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">al</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="err">…</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">y</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">no</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">tienen</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">nada</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">que</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">hacer</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">principalmente</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">Anita</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">que</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">digo</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">yo</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">que</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">espera</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">para</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">hacer</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">una</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">carta</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="nb">tan</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">siquiera</span><span class="o">.</span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="n">Bueno</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">querida</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">prima</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="nb">sin</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">más</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">que</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">contarte</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">me</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">despido</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">de</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">uds</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">saludo</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">a</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">los</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">tíos</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">primos</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">primas</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">Fabio</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">y</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">a</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">todos</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">los</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">conocidos</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">y</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">en</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">especial</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">voz</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">recibe</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">un</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">beso</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">y</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">un</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">abrazo</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">de</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">quien</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">siempre</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">te</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">recuerda</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">y</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">verte</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">pronto</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">desea</span><span class="p">:</span>
<span class="w"> </span><span class="n">_Tú</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">primo</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">Felipe</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">Norberto</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">Acosta</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">_</span>
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Hasta la próxima
<div class="codehilite"><span></span> Contesta pronto.
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7/XI/79
<hr />Los invitamos a sumarse a este juego y construir en relato en conjunto. Semana a semana iremos publicando sus cartas y continuando esta historia.
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