Hitman (Ficción) (Spanish Edition)

You can find someone advertising: This started to happen a lot and then what? You would see cars all shot up like a pincushion. But this is not the work of a sicario. This is the work of imitators. The sicario knows his job. He knows exactly when to strike, he knows his objective. And the sicario would never, never advertise or publicize his work. He is someone who is always among the people. He has relationships with the people. He could be playing baseball with his kids or he could be attending a meeting in the town council at city hall.

He knows how to behave, he knows how to dress. He knows how to conduct himself, he knows how to talk. He is well educated. This is what the narco-trafficking organizations know, and this is what they are willing to pay for by cultivating people in many places and for years, to ensure that their work is properly carried out. And thus we come to the end of our voyage. I am happy to report that El Sicario has changed, and changed meaningfully. He is no longer killing people. Let's hope it stays that way.

Daft Punk -Starboy Wiz Khalifa feat. My bf - You read too many cartel novels. Me - No I don't. That's so not true. I have a problem. I think I need to start reading more cheesy romances.

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My bf is starting to fear me. View all 20 comments. Oct 20, AleJandra rated it really liked it Shelves: Pero hay q "The sicario takes us to the real Latin America, not a place of magical realism, but a place of murderous realism. Viene de una familia de bajos recursos, pero nunca le falto amor o comida. Sabe que lo que hace esta mal, pero lo hace porque le vale. Pero no lo vemos a claridad. Que esperanza tenemos si en realidad estamos pagando con nuestros impuestos el entrenamiento de personas que vana a huzar esos conocimientos para matarnos????

Al Final este tipejo se arrepiente y se vuelve Cristiano. Quien sabe nada mas por que si. Pero aunque deja sus vicios, no deja de matar. Este tipo me viene a decir que esta arrepentido de lo que hizo, que a resucitado en Jesucristo, pero habla de ser Sicario como si se enorgulleciera de eso, constantemente repite que los sicarios de ahora solo son imitadores, que el si era un Sicario de verdad.

A pero eso si el nos cuenta lo feliz que es por haber renacido en Jesucristo.

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Un sicario menos en la calle es una gran ganancia para la sociedad. Pero tampoco intentes decirme que ahora ya eres bueno y que cuando mueras iras al cielo. Como si todo el dolor que causaste y que sigues causando porque muchas de las familias de sus victimas nunca encontraran paz, a pero eso si este cabron ya vive feliz. Otra cosa que no nos cuenta y me hubiera encantado saber es la historia de las mujeres en su vida, es muy poco lo que sabemos de sus esposas.

Y rezo, de verdad rezo para que pronto se termine este infierno, o con que disminuya un poco, aunque sea un poquito. Cuando muera voy a ir al cielo porque obviamente soy una buena persona.

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Pero si cuando llegue me encuentro en el cielo a uno de estos sicarios arrepentidos o a Luna Bella, me voy a enojar mucho con Dios. Aug 03, Sheehan rated it liked it. The whole book is a monologue of one man's involvement as an assassin for a cartel operating out of Juarez; it is every bit as disturbing and realistic as you might not even be able to imagine.

His is a story of some redemption, telling his tale on the run with his family constantly hiding from the blowback of his history; it is compelling because it is such a dire story. But, aside from the introduction and a few asides by el sicario, the whole hows, what and whys are largely absent from this t The whole book is a monologue of one man's involvement as an assassin for a cartel operating out of Juarez; it is every bit as disturbing and realistic as you might not even be able to imagine.

But, aside from the introduction and a few asides by el sicario, the whole hows, what and whys are largely absent from this text, it is really a much more street-level insight into the violence of drug cartels. One thing is clear, the drug war is corrupt and corrupting to all who intersect it, from the civilians who occupy the spaces drugs flow through on up to the governments that purport to be stopping it, there is just too much lucre for the madness to stop. Narco-terrorism is going to be to what the jihadis were to for the United States and Mexico; organized crime is flush with cash, infiltrated into so many civil institutions, technologically saavy, well-armed thanks DEA!

The ten-fold increase in border town deaths since , is not to be ignored, it is reflective of the chaos and crises incumbent in cartels jockeying for position. These "awkward teenage years" which have the cartels navigating growth spurts, will precipitate changes likely to increase the scope of the cartels albeit fewer of them and the depth of the various vices in which they engage.

This is no joke Jul 29, Manfred rated it liked it. Having lived in Mexico, been robbed in Mexico, and been kidnapped in Mexico - there isn't anything in this book I don't believe. This is a simple retelling of an underworld life from the viewpoint of a hired murderer. It could've used better editing but the matter-of-fact narrative is mostly effective. Like Bowden says, "There are things no one wants to know.

And there are lies everyone wants to hear. The protagonist remains one-dimensional throughout the book but there probably wasn't much else that could be done with an anonymous killer. Sep 24, Paul Massignani rated it really liked it. This is the only book of its kind. For a cartel assassin to not only escape from his former occupation alive, then willingly share in plain language how it gutted him in every way possible, this is a rare thing. Long after getting out of the business, he decided to marry a girl he'd met in the south of Mexico, where he'd been working an honest job.

To do this, he had to submit his real name to the local authorities, along with his address. The cartel hitmen were stalking him around town within t This is the only book of its kind. The cartel hitmen were stalking him around town within three days. The sicario opens up and talks freely about the disregard for life, the spiritual bankruptcy, the delicate dance you have to do just to stay alive as a member of the cartel. The corruption in Mexico's government is covered, and it's so much deeper than most of us in the USA can fathom. In truth, the Mexican government is very close to being overtaken by narco-traffickers.

There's just so many ways to die there: Look at a boss's wife the wrong way? Average guy argues with a narco over a parking spot at a grocery store? Boss makes a mistake, tells you to kill the wrong person? The boss is always right, so you die. The cartel has a tight net of informants, from 12 year olds on Juarez corners to cabinet members who report to the President.

There's nowhere to hide, no one to trust. The only option is to conform to the will of the capos. Or maybe you just die by slow asphyxiation, or being gradually boiled alive, because some coked-up, paranoid narco gets it in his head that you're an informant or a journalist. Or because it's a Thursday. It made me extremely grateful for the law enforcement in the US, because it keeps evil in check, for the most part.

There's corruption, for sure. The sicario experienced US Customs agents firsthand that were taking 50k to let a Chevy Suburban loaded to the gills with heroin pass right through the border with no inspection. Comprehensive and sad, but also a great chronicle of a man whose spirit was contorted and withered by evil, but came back and was redeemed. View all 5 comments.

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Oct 31, Andrew rated it it was ok Shelves: Plus points for this book are that it provides a shocking and horrific account of the conditions in the city which has the highest murder rate in the world; Juarez. This is told from the perspective of a former sicario, or hit man who was an active duty police officer who conducted kidnappings and killings on behalf of the Juarez cartel. The downside is that the first hand account acts as a double edges sword. While it allows information to be gained from the horses mouth, it also consists of con Plus points for this book are that it provides a shocking and horrific account of the conditions in the city which has the highest murder rate in the world; Juarez.

While it allows information to be gained from the horses mouth, it also consists of considerable segments of his tale which are repeated, often more than once. This makes a large portion of the book really valueless to the reader. The book would have benefited from more detail on the work which he carried out, preferably with specific examples. This was definitely a good read but the manner in which it was written could have been better thought out. Dec 21, Stephen rated it did not like it.

I picked up this book for a short read on a subject that interests me -- and in that regard, the book fulfilled the objective. However, if you are hoping for quality investigative journalism, you will be profoundly disappointed -- the sicario's personal story does not ring true and has all of the hallmarks of an imposter.

By saying that I do not believe his story, I am not saying that I don't believe in the real-life kidnappings that undoubtedly occur many times daily, the brutal executions carri I picked up this book for a short read on a subject that interests me -- and in that regard, the book fulfilled the objective.

By saying that I do not believe his story, I am not saying that I don't believe in the real-life kidnappings that undoubtedly occur many times daily, the brutal executions carried out by drug-addled assassins aided by local police, the untold number of unmarked graves throughout Mexico, or even the massive corruption that infects every level of Mexican government allowing narco-terrorism to flourish. I have no reason to doubt the veracity of this nightmare-fuel which any person who follows the news could fail to notice.

No, the story of the "sicario" has all the trappings of someone who DID follow this saga closely, and may have even lived amid the hot, flying lead. But there's nothing in the uninterrupted, rambling, sometimes-repetitive narrative of the "sicario" that jumps out as something only a contract-killer would or could know.

The editors' whole premise of letting the subject speak incessantly for hours on-end is completely antithetical to the idea of in-depth reporting. Probing questions should have been asked before he moved on to a different subject; the "sicario" should have been pressed for more details on specific events, places and times. Are the crude drawings peppered throughout the book supposed to lend credence to his tale?

Are they supposed to even be informative or illuminating? If this guy really was some kind of super-killer in charge of planning kidnappings and executions, his team members must've been mind readers because his diagramming skills are complete garbage. If his story is to be believed, the reader should be provided with the details which make the story believable. It is not enough to take the editors' word for it -- which is explicitly what Bowden asks us to do. The best assurance offered to the reader that the "sicario" is authentic is essentially: While the absence of verifiable details and the melodramatic assassin-turned-weeping-Christian tale had me skeptical, there was one anecdote that pushed me over the edge.

The "sicario" tells us that he was once ordered to execute this man, but was never able to track him down even after making multiple attempts. But during his divinely-guided escape, he opens the phone book, calls the man's office, tells him he's coming to meet him, and then strolls right into his office to meet him face-to-face. What are we to make of this? Obviously, if cartel assassins just knew how to use the yellow pages they could stop futzing about about with elaborate surveillance and kidnapping plans and just ring targets up by pretending to sell them the premium and sports cable package.

But why would someone pretend to be someone they're not?

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The editors assure us that he is not seeking fame -- after all, he veils himself on camera and there are people that would kill him if they could find him. Sometimes all an impostor wants is to feel like the center of attention, tell people a story, and have them hang on their every word. Oh, and one last thing: Dec 27, Billy rated it it was ok. A dog's breakfast of a supposedly two-day long confessional by a former cartel hitman sicario as part of a documentary film.

The title says autobiography, but it is most certainly not that, though there are biographical elements. The book supposedly has two editors, but in the introduction they take great pride in saying that the pages to follow are raw, elemental, the untouched story of a killer who got out of the game. Well, in truth, because of the lack of editing, the story grows repetitio A dog's breakfast of a supposedly two-day long confessional by a former cartel hitman sicario as part of a documentary film. Well, in truth, because of the lack of editing, the story grows repetitious quickly.

How many times can a guy repeat that the cartels are placing recruits in army training for their own purposes? Apparently, every fifth page or so. There are also drawings by the ex-sicario that frankly add nothing to the understanding. And they appear about every fifth page or so as well. The lack of structure detracts greatly from what could have been a very interesting perspective from a foot soldier in the cartel wars. Jun 12, Richard rated it it was ok. Though he is never identified for obvious reasons, this purports to be the story of this individuals role as a killer and long association with a Mexican drug cartel before he escaped and found religion.

Long, tedious, salcious it's everything you might expect if you're familiar with the work of "journalist" Charles Bowden who is hell bent on exposing the ruinous goings on of the mexican This memoir of sorts forms the basis of a movie by Italian film maker Gianfranco Rosi "El Sicario: The fascinating art of the story if it's to be beleived is the corruption right up to and including the office of the President Felipe Calderon that allows massive drug dealing in the name of profiteering and keeping Mexican society in a relatively controlled state.

While this is a candid and honest account of one man's time as a cartel hit man I was expecting more detail. I'm not sure whether this was deliberately left out or whether he just couldn't remember it I don't know but either way I was expecting and hoping for a more in depth account.

It was also a little rambly and a couple of things were repeated, which confused me at first as I thought I'd mis-read or misunderstood something but hadn't. The events he does detail are disturbing although they ar While this is a candid and honest account of one man's time as a cartel hit man I was expecting more detail. The events he does detail are disturbing although they are not unexpected given the reputation the cartels have even in the UK and they do show the lengths they will go to to protect their interests.

This is certainly an interesting read but not quite the all out account I expected. Jan 10, Jordan Parkhurst rated it it was ok. The content is incredibly interesting, but the "authors'" choice to let the Sicario determine the flow and organization was disastrous as were their spotted and less than academic citations. He often seemed to exaggerate for effect, repeated himself and used cliched phrases.

They should've saved the power of his story by couching it in a well organized story, complete with second hand source documents and people. Nov 19, Megan rated it really liked it. Apr 12, Juan Duarte rated it really liked it Shelves: Sseems difficult to believe that things have gotten that bad in the border region.

One has to wonder the extent of US involvement with this whole situation. Nov 05, Erin rated it really liked it. I read this a couple of years ago and have been thinking about it a lot recently.. An incredible account of a man who used to be a part of the infamous Mexican drug cartel scene. The sicario tells his own story about how he was swept into the business of torture, blackmail, extortion, and murder.. In one particularly gruesome account, he speaks of kidnapping the wife of a man who owed money to the cartel.

Everyday the man didn't pay up, the sicario describes cutting off one of the wife's fingers I read this a couple of years ago and have been thinking about it a lot recently.. Everyday the man didn't pay up, the sicario describes cutting off one of the wife's fingers and sending it to her husband through the mail. His story is so frightening, it made it difficult to sleep the first few nights after reading it. This book provides a truly fascinating insider's prospective and attempts to shed some light on how Mexican teens are enticed to participate in such a dangerous, dirty business.

While it was a semi-interesting read at times on account of the inside description of how the Narcos operate e. I recently read Charlie Bowden's "Murder City" in which this guy also appears and if you compare the two books there are quite a number of discrepancies in what he says and his angle on things and over all it is obvious that he only te While it was a semi-interesting read at times on account of the inside description of how the Narcos operate e.

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I recently read Charlie Bowden's "Murder City" in which this guy also appears and if you compare the two books there are quite a number of discrepancies in what he says and his angle on things and over all it is obvious that he only tells half-truths, twists things and reveals but a fraction of what he's done and knows but then again he's a sociopath, so what can you expect?

My advice is that you read something more edifying instead. Dec 28, Donna Kubiak rated it really liked it. This is an explosive book, real revelations from a sicario or hitman for the Juarez cartel in Mexico. In the murky world of narcotics enforcers are employed by the cartels to assassinate and extort owed money from victims. This sicario was trained as a policeman with this training funded by the narcos. In the law enforcement school he learnt all the surveillance tricks and how to use the necessary weapons that he could employ in the narco world in a Mexico that was careering out of control.

Ofte This is an explosive book, real revelations from a sicario or hitman for the Juarez cartel in Mexico. Often holed up for weeks or months on end with kidnapped victims, the sicario often had to execute people in an instant at a moment's notice. Very often he was high on drugs cocaine and drink and his world of ultraviolence is revealed in a brutal and honest narrative. As the sicario rose up the ranks and became ever more embroiled in the dirty work, he ultimately found a way out through zealous missionaries who protected him and allowed him to seek repentance for the insidious murders he had committed.

This is a journey in a world that is stranger than fiction and the tale is well worth the read. May 24, Deyth Banger rated it it was amazing Shelves: The game is bloody Deep down there are secrets which are waiting to get expose Can you swallow so much? May 14, Jonathan Adams rated it liked it. Apr 18, Max rated it did not like it. This book is told in the most uninteresting way possible, there is no story of loss and then redemption merely a list of horrors and then an empty and unsatisfying conversion to Christianity with little examination of his actions but an empty salvation.

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