According to what is described by the writer Mercedes Franco in her book Cuentos de la noche, on this old road -used in former times by Caracas people to go to the beach, before the current highway was built- it can be seen, in the nights, the figure of a woman, dressed as a bride, who appears asking the drivers to take her.
According to popular belief, it is the spirit of a young woman named María José Cárdenas, who was a young woman from Caracas, who during the fifties spent her weekends on the Venezuelan beaches, where one fine day she met a boy, who lived on that coast.
Love was born between the two young people, who waited all week, to be able to see each other on Saturdays in front of the sea. After a while they decided to get married, and since Maria had no family, the couple planned a simple ceremony, in the middle of the beach where they met.
On the wedding day, legend has it, dressed as a bride, María took a taxi that would take her from Caracas to the coastal town of La Guaira, where the wedding would be. However, halfway there the car broke down, leaving the anxious girlfriend without transportation.
They say that Maria got out of the taxi, and began to ask travelers to take her. Finally a driver stopped and invited her to get on. Unfortunately for the future wife, the driver was drunk, which is why in one of the most dangerous curves of this Venezuelan highway, he lost control, falling into the abyss, which ended with his life and that of the young girl.
Since then - according to the drivers - late at night you can see "La Novia de la Guaira" asking the cars that pass by, to please take her to the coastal town, to get married.
ELEMENTS TO USE:
-Base.
-Black and white shadow.
-Brushes.
-Sponge.
-Black and white paint.
STEPS:
Según la creencia popular, se trata del espíritu de una joven llamada María José Cárdenas, quien era una joven caraqueña, que durante los años cincuenta, pasaba sus fines de semana en las playas venezolanas, en las cuales un buen día conoció a un muchacho, que vivía en esa costa.
El amor nació entre ambos jóvenes, que esperaban toda la semana, para poder verse los sábados frente al mar. Pasado un tiempo decidieron casarse, y como María no tenía familia, la pareja planificó una ceremonia sencilla, en medio de la playa donde se conocieron.
El día de la boda, cuenta la leyenda, vestida de novia, María tomó un taxi que la llevara desde Caracas hasta la población costera de La Guaira, donde sería la boda. Sin embargo, a mitad del camino el carro se descompuso, dejando a la ansiosa novia sin transporte.
Cuentan que María se bajó del taxi, y comenzó a pedirles a los viajeros que la llevaran. Por fin un conductor se detuvo y la invitó a subir. Para desgracia de la futura esposa, el chófer iba ebrio, razón por la cual en una de las curvas más peligrosas de esta carretera venezolana perdió el control, cayendo al abismo, que terminó con su vida y la de la joven muchacha.
Desde entonces –según cuentan los conductores- tarde en la noche se puede ver a “La Novia de la Guaira” pidiendo a los carros que pasan, que por favor la lleven hasta el pueblo costero, para casarse.
ELEMENTOS A USAR:
-Base.
-Sombra negra y blanca.
-Pinceles.
-Esponja.
-Pinturas negra y blanca.
PASOS: