{"id":7116,"date":"2024-03-21T19:25:13","date_gmt":"2024-03-21T18:25:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recoletacemetery.com\/?p=7116"},"modified":"2025-12-01T09:14:05","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T08:14:05","slug":"600-la-vida-secreta-de-los-cementerios","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recoletacemetery.com\/?p=7116","title":{"rendered":"600. la vida secreta de los cementerios"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/recoletacemetery.com\/images\/Canalciudadlogo.jpg\" alt=\"Canal de la Ciudad logo\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Previously known as <em>Ciudad Abierta<\/em>, the tv network <strong>Canal de la Ciudad<\/strong> has been financed &amp; operated by the Buenos Aires city government since 2003. Programs produced by the channel typically focus on cultural aspects of the city as well as daily life in BA. In November 2023, a new documentary series debuted titled &#8220;<em>La vida secreta de los cementerios<\/em>&#8221; which explores the two most famous cemeteries in Buenos Aires: <a href=\"https:\/\/recoletacemetery.com\/?p=3186\">Chacarita<\/a> &amp;, of course, Recoleta.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/recoletacemetery.com\/images\/vidasecreta01.jpg\" alt=\"Recoleta Cemetery, Buenos Aires, la vida secreta de los cementerios, programa, Canal de la Ciudad\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Over the course of eight episodes, viewers learn progressively about what characteristics make these two cemeteries unique&#8230; not only for the city but also in the world. Episodes run between 20-25 minutes in length with a standard interview format on location. Presenter <strong>Nadia Baalbaki<\/strong> walks through both cemeteries either alone or often accompanied by <strong>Eduardo Lazzari<\/strong> in Recoleta &amp; <strong>Hern\u00e1n Vizzari<\/strong> in Chacarita. Also, the current directors of both cemeteries &#8212;<strong>Sonia Del Papa Ferraro<\/strong> &amp; <strong>Gonzalo Lasschar<\/strong>&#8212; make appearances along with a few academics &amp; other specialists.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/recoletacemetery.com\/images\/vidasecreta02.jpg\" alt=\"Recoleta Cemetery, Buenos Aires, la vida secreta de los cementerios, programa, Canal de la Ciudad\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Following is a list of episodes, all available for viewing on YouTube &amp; linked below.  English subtitles are auto-generated but are pretty good if you need them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Chapter 1: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=codmRUliVNM\">La Geometr\u00eda de la Memoria<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chapter 2: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=clqOtEV68l4\">C\u00f3digo de Tiempo<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chapter 3: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OsDO7EZvMjQ\">Monumentos y Rituales Funerarios<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chapter 4: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Z61jtoaaSS0\">Joyas de la Arquitectura Universal<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chapter 5: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=meKsLb0DYN0\">Arte Funerario, Guardianes de las C\u00fapulas<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chapter 6: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=CPC9XwssQIM\">Tumbas de la Gloria, Primera Parte<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chapter 7: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XRcFHS7XR-w\">Tumbas de la Gloria, Parte II<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chapter 8: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Rzx4JzqX-NA\">\u00daltimo Tango en Chacarita<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Interesting bits:<\/strong> You can fit 17 Recoletas inside Chacarita&#8230; never thought of it that way before  <span style=\"color:#d0211e\">\u25cf<\/span>  Lazzari puts the total number of plots\/tombs\/niches in Recoleta at 4,970 which is not far off my count of about 4,700. I doubt we&#8217;ll ever know exactly. Under 5,000 is always a good way to express it  <span style=\"color:#d0211e\">\u25cf<\/span>  Interviews with tourists visiting the tomb of Eva Per\u00f3n<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/recoletacemetery.com\/images\/vidasecreta03.jpg\" alt=\"Recoleta Cemetery, Buenos Aires, la vida secreta de los cementerios, programa, Canal de la Ciudad\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>I think a series that highlights both cemeteries has been long overdue, &amp; I&#8217;m very glad this initiative was taken. The information is well presented for a tv audience. However, <strong>one suggestion<\/strong> to make the series better: include more voices &amp; other experts. Interview the <a href=\"https:\/\/recoletacemetery.com\/?p=7373\">restoration team<\/a>, asking them about their training &amp; methods, instead of merely showing them cleaning the statue of <a href=\"https:\/\/recoletacemetery.com\/?p=254\">Pablo Riccheri<\/a>. Or perhaps talk with the caretakers&#8230; because ultimately they are responsible for the day-to-day upkeep of both cemeteries. Not a major point but an interesting perspective to add. Great work overall, &amp; a wonderful way to spread the word about both cemeteries!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Previously known as Ciudad Abierta, the tv network Canal de la Ciudad has been financed &amp; operated by the Buenos Aires city government since 2003.&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/recoletacemetery.com\/?p=7116\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">600. la vida secreta de los cementerios<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7116","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-audio-video","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recoletacemetery.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7116","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recoletacemetery.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recoletacemetery.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recoletacemetery.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recoletacemetery.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7116"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/recoletacemetery.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7116\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7427,"href":"https:\/\/recoletacemetery.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7116\/revisions\/7427"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recoletacemetery.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7116"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recoletacemetery.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7116"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recoletacemetery.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7116"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}