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El Silbon

The Legend of El Silbón

The Origin of El Silbón

  • El Silbón, known for his whistling, was a capricious and spoiled young man who wasted his life in bars.
  • In a fit of rage over being served the wrong food, he demanded deer entrails and stormed out to calm down with friends.

The Tragic Encounter

  • His father went hunting to please him but returned empty-handed; in a drunken state, El Silbón brutally attacked his father.
  • After killing his father with a hunting rifle, he disemboweled him and packed the entrails in a shirt.

Consequences and Curses

  • His grandmother questioned him about the entrails; he showed no remorse, blaming his father's failure to hunt.
  • As punishment, his grandfather tied him to a tree, whipped him, cursed him for eternity, and set the dog Tureco on him.

Transformation into Legend

  • El Silbón's spirit is said to wander forever pursued by Tureco after collecting his father's bones from the forest.
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El Silbon es una leyenda de un espectro maldito, que tras matar a su padre, deambula por los llanos, con un espantoso silbido de muerte y desgracia, por eso es llamado El Silbón o Silbador. The Silbon is a legend of a cursed ghost, who after killing his father, wanders the plains, with a frightful whistle of death and misfortune, that's why it's called The Silbón or Whistler. Esta serie de Mitos y Leyendas de Colombia y América son animados en 3D por Hugo Leon Ortiz Castellanos quien resolvió aprender animación después de los 60 años al Pensionarse, hoy tiene 74 y sigue disfrutando de su afición.