Venezuelans Mourn During Presidential Elections
Nervin José, a Venezuelan man with tears in his eyes, expresses his desire to return to Venezuela to make one of his greatest dreams come true: to be a surgeon.
“Since I was 13, I dreamed of becoming a surgeon. In Venezuela, I began studying medicine and, with great difficulty, I managed to finish the first year, but it was impossible for me to continue. The economic situation forced me to abandon my studies and migrate to Colombia. Today, I am certain that we will get out of this fucking dictatorship that we have been forced to endure. I gave up on my dreams, but with the almighty God’s favour, I will go work to make them come true. My university classmates have already graduated, while things for me were complex and that is my greatest pain. Today I have faith that everything will change and that Venezuela will be free,” stated.
Like Nervin José, many attendees cried and shared stories of love and grief, united by the collective dream of seeing their beloved Venezuela free again.
A tear falls down while he looks up, capturing the moment amidst chants and waving flags. The pain and hope of a nation yearning for freedom are papable in every emotion.
A woman wearing the Venezuelan flag cap signs with her hands on her chest, her voice blending with the chorus of a crowd drapped in flags.
Two men sing passionately, one with his clenched fist on his heart and eyes closed, the other one with the palm of his hand over his chest, behind a flag that reads: "Edmundo for every body."
A crying mother holds her daughter tightly, wearing a cap adorned with the Venezuelan flag.
A crowd sings with their eyes closed, while a woman in a shirt featuring heart made from the Venezuelan flag and the word "Venezuela" underneath stands among them.
Two men hug, one wearing a cap emblazoned with "Venezuela" in the national flag colours.
A man carries his child while crying and looking ahead.
A woman cries, a tear rolling her cheek as she holds a small Venezuelan flag with one hand. Two men stand beside her, one wering a long-sleeve shirt that says "Venezuela" and the other one draped in the flag.
Wrapped in the Venezuelan flag, a woman cries and chants with deep emotion.
Nelvin José, chants and cries with his eyes filled with tears and closed, bathed in the light of the setting sun.
