Esteban doesn't like soccer, well at least he doesn't like to play it. I used to play the reta frequently in the afternoons of a bitter fragment that went through the nineties, when we lived in a neighborhood called Arcoíris, near Cholula; there I became a bum with several comrades. I am 6 years older than Esteban, so we are of somewhat distant generations. The Arcoíris comrades came up with the idea of forming a soccer team with the darkest guys in the neighborhood, and I convinced my brother to join. The first time he played against some kids from a neighboring town I was overwhelmed with pride, it was like seeing a son-brother; in many ways, with my inexperience, clumsiness and fragility, I was a father figure for him; and he is my greatest pride, because he is the best of men. The “maestro” Persino missed out on that privilege.
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Fernando Percino is Mexican and was born sometime in the eighties; he also has a degree in Public Administration from the Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla. He has published short stories in the cultural supplement “Catedral” of the newspaper “Síntesis”, the novel “Velvet Cabaret” (2015), the book of short stories “Lucina” (2016), the book of chronicles “Diarios de Teca” (2016)and currently writes the book of notes “Volk” in ERRR Magazine. He was a member of the editorial board of the magazines: “Chido BUAP” and “Vanguardia: Todas las expresiones”. He has worked as a public official in the State and Federal Public Administration and served in various positions, for more than 7 years, in the microfinance industry.