During the afternoon of this Good Friday, April 18, the actor who played Jesus Christ fell to the moment in which the crucifixion In the village The Guayaballocated in Santa Barbara, Suchitepéquezso the continuation of the work was not allowed.
The event where the actor falls from the cross was recorded on video of only 17 seconds that was published on social networks and shows the exact moment in which the Centurions They raise the religious symbol.
At the time of setting the wood base, the Romans produced a blow that caused the fall of the actor from a height of 4 meters approximately. The registration shows when the man follows from the structure and falls to the ground causing the worry in the public present.
The actor who gave life to Jesus was identified as Luis Quiñónez, Originally from the village El Guayabal, and according to the neighbors, he is a member of the group of Jewish that organizes the runs and representation of the passion and death of Christ.
It was reported that the man did not have serious injuries.
Representation of Jesus’ death
According to Catholicism, the death of Jesus Lava, since “leaves everything clean, even our ignorance and sin“That is the clear message of the Bible’s story about the death of Christ, and for that same reason, dozens of people around the world organize a work in their regions to represent the crucifixion of the Son of God.
In the biblical narrative of the passion and death of Jesus, Christ’s body is perforated with a spear and immediately leaves “Blood and water”, representing life and cleanliness; Given this situation, the actors who give life to Messiah They are aware that their role goes beyond belonging to a play.
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The death of Jesus is a central event in the Christian faith for all believers, because it has been represented in various works of art and literature. Crucifixion, their death and resurrection are issues that have several representations, such as Viacrucisthe descent of Christ, and theatrical works as “The painful path.”
The tradition of Viacruciswhich represents Jesus’ steps towards the cross, is a way of expressing the passion and suffering of Christ. This is one of the most common works that are carried out in Guatemala, so the actor travels various streets of the corresponding municipality to be able to represent the same path that the Messiah took.
The fall of the actor who gave life to Jesus in Santa Barbara, Suchitepéquez was viralized Quickly on social networks, because Internet users worried about the health of man, who was representing the passion and death of Christ in front of his neighbors in the El Guayabal village.
Fortunately for the Guatemalan Luis Quiñónez, the lifeguards present between the public attended him quickly and the wounds were not sufficiently Serious as to have to transfer it to a medical care center. Given this situation, the actor is expected to remain participatory in the activities of Easter week.