‘War Embalmer in Colombia’: documentary that Miguel Ángel had recorded, murdered along with his family in Tibú TuBarco News
“I live off the deceased, I receive death with open hands,” he said in his interviews.
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On the night of January 15, 2025, a tragedy of indescribable dimensions swayed over the Catatumbo region, northern Colombia. ANDIn an act of brutal violence, Miguel Ángel López Rojas, his wife Zulay Durán Pacheco, and their six-month-old son, Miguel Ernei López Durán, were shot to death while traveling on a highway that connects Tibú with Cúcuta.
This painful event has left a deep wound in the community of Tibú and throughout Colombia, which, once again, is shaken by the uncontrollable violence that continues to mark the destiny of thousands of families.
We express our deepest regret and rejection at the unfortunate death of Mr. Miguel Ángel López Rojas, his wife Zulay Durán Pacheco and his son Miguel Herney López Durán, who was barely a few months old and have passed away in such a tragic way. pic.twitter.com/i6DI5roLAC
— Mayor’s Office of Tibú (@alcaldiadetibu) January 16, 2025
The incident occurred near the La Valera village, in the town of La Silla, an area known to be the epicenter of disputes between illegal armed groups.
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This is a place that, for years, has been trapped in the spiral of violence, where fear and death become part of everyday life.
What makes this crime even more heartbreaking is that Miguel Ángel López, one of the victims, was not only another inhabitant of this area, but also a man recognized for his humanitarian work, who for years dedicated himself to collecting the bodies of victims of violence and giving them a dignified burial.
The tragedy of his death is tinged with a cruel irony
Miguel Ángel not only owned the funeral home in the region, but had become an anonymous hero for many families in Catatumbo, those who are in the most remote and dangerous areas, where the authorities do not dare to reach.
His bravery allowed him to carry out one of the most humane, but at the same time riskiest, tasks in a context of war and violence. He had become renowned as an embalmer, thanatologist and mortician in one of the most troubled regions of the world.
Their job was not only to collect the bodies, but to do everything possible to preserve them, despite adverse conditions and constant risk.
Miguel Ángel had narrated it in a documentary made by the Realidades channel, where, with a serenity that contrasted with the harshness of his surroundings, he recounted how death had become his means of life.
«I live off the deceased, I receive death with open hands«he said in his interviews. His words, loaded with deep pain, resonated with chilling clarity: «In this region, the authorities fear carrying out the removal of bodies. Many of them appear on the roadsides or in abandoned fields, and the situation is so dangerous“that not even the neighbors come to help.”
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