Oral History #120: Juan Vivo and Juan Bobo

Authors

James Mondloch
Miguel Guarchaj Ch'o'x
Diego Guarchaj

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Description

There were two brothers, Juan Vivo y Juan Bobo. Juan Vivo was timid and good hearted. Juan Bobo was an evil trickster. He killed his mother in the sauna, and then blamed her death on the priest who came to give her the last rites. Juan Vivo was eaten by a cougar. Juan Bobo lived on, and continued tricking people.

Publication Date

1-1-1968

Publisher

Latin American and Iberian Institute, University of New Mexico

Keywords

Brotherhood; honor; fate; virtue; evil

Comments

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Recommended Citation

Mondloch, James; Miguel Guarchaj Ch'o'x; and Diego Guarchaj. "Oral History #120: Juan Vivo and Juan Bobo." (1968). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/laii_kichemaya/14

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