While I was
writing my answers to the guía for class, I came across a question that puzzled
me. It said, “¿Cuál es el significado del nombre de Valentín?” It took me a
while to think of an answer because while I was watching the movie, I did not
make a connection between Rodrigo Noya (Valentín) and the actual San Valentín.
Culturally, San Valentín is known to be a romantic who would carry a bow and
arrows of love and would help people fall in love with each other. At first, I
did not see this Valentín in the film, but as I write these words down, it
finally makes sense to me.
When
I first watched the film, I thought that Valentín was a boy trying to make
sense of the world around him. His parents were separated, his grandfather had
passed, and all he wanted was a real family. There were many people that were
in his life, but the one that mattered most was his abuela. She told him
everything about anything, and she wasn’t afraid to share her opinion. I
believe that’s when I started noticing the second time I watched the film that
Valentín’s intentions for a real family showed a major representation to his
name.
There
are many examples where he tries to keep loved ones together. A major example
was between his father and Leticia. Valentín complains about how his father can
never keep a woman around because he is not a loving person. However Valentín
is such a strong believer in love that he knows that Leticia is the woman for
his father and the mother that he always wanted. In the end it doesn’t work
out, but he ends up creating his own family between Leticia and Rufo. He never
gives up.
Above is the final scene from the film. I loved this scene the most, not only because
of the music or Valentín’s charming ways. It shows how Valentín was able to
still believe in love after everything that he went through. This is the scene
that helped me realize that his name really did represent San Valentín because
of his romantic personality and his desire to spread the love to others.
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