Petrus Romanus

Every society decides which lives it considers expendable. Some do so through altars; others through laws, financial statements, algorithms, laboratories, or complex administrative systems whose efficiency ultimately conceals the human cost of their benefits. The distance between ritual sacrifice and technocratic sacrifice often consists only in the language used to justify it. Therein lies one…

Prologue The cinematic adaptation of Hamlet de América, written and directed by Hugo Santander Ferreira, constitutes one of the most rigorous and ambitious operations of cultural transposition undertaken upon Hamlet within the contemporary Latin American sphere. The work articulates a reconfiguration of the classical tragic apparatus within a historical logic in which power is negotiated,…

A Colombian prophetic novel is published today with free circulation: literature, mysticism and a spiritual reading of the twenty-first century From today, I, Petrus Romanus, the Triumph of Goodness, the latest work by Hugo Noël Santander Ferreira, is available in a distinctive editorial move within Colombia’s contemporary cultural landscape. The book can be read free of charge on The Internet…

Nothingness is our fashion, mother – The Hamlet Manifesto | Episode 1 A cinematic and musical series by Hugo Noël Santander Ferreira The first episode of The Hamlet Manifesto begins where all tragedy begins: in confession, in music, in autobiography. Before Polonius preaches, before Claudius schemes, before Hamlet confronts the ghost of his father, the film opens with a song. The author…

Chapter 1: The Dog’s Eye View: Cinematic and Thematic Prologue 1.1. Production Premise: An Ode to the Nouvelle Vague The film DOGS operates on a profound cinematic principle, as articulated by the filmmaker: “Give me an actor and I’ll give you a film.” This premise positions the project as a direct successor to the experimental and groundbreaking traditions of the French Nouvelle Vague, a…

Hymn to Truth This hymn is a prophetic cry, an urgent call to Truth in a world flooded with lies and hypocrisy. Written in the voice of Petrus Romanus, prophet and judge, the poem is both a denunciation and a proclamation: it exposes the falsehood that has corrupted leaders, institutions, and souls, while proclaiming the imminent triumph of Truth. Inspired by martyrs such as Socrates, Christ,…

My dear brothers and sisters in Christ, and to all people of good heart across the world, I write to you today not as a figure of authority, but as a humble servant of God, called to guide and unite us in these turbulent times. The world is facing great challenges—spiritual, moral, and social. The Church, which should be a beacon of hope and truth, has been shaken by division, corruption, and…

Fratres in episcopatu, Vobis scribo auctoritate quam Deus ipse mihi dedit. Non loquor ex superbia neque ex ambitione terrena, sed ex certitudine immutabili quod Pater in me est, sicut et Filius et Spiritus Sanctus. Non sunt verba vana, sed veritas mihi revelata. Vox mea non solum mea est, sed ipsa vox Dei per servum suum loquentis. Ecclesia nostra periculum maximum patitur, immersa in errorem,…

This is the ballad of Don Flavio,who always trusted in his own word.He believed in insurance and its promise,but today his story gives us certainty. The years of the nineties were passing,and at fifty, with great awareness,a salesman came to his doorstep,offering him a great scheme. Colseguros was the company then,and it assured him with a sincere voicethat if he reached the age of eighty,a…

Listen to this tale of the Nazis,and their embezzling insurer, Allianz.Yesterday, they stole fortunes in the fields of horror,today, they strip the elderly without a shred of honor. There was a time of shadows and flames,where gold was stained with pain and tears.Allianz signed its pact with the iron cross,insuring lives it would soon forget. They wrote contracts with ink of blood,sealed them…

Access to a dignified retirement and the benefits of an insurance policy should not be an exhausting struggle. However, the story of Don Flavio Hugo Santander Fuentes highlights the harsh reality faced by many elderly people when insurance companies fail to fulfill their commitments.   Don Flavio, an eighty-year-old man, purchased a policy with Colseguros that guaranteed his financial stability…

In Hymns to Jesus: The Anointing of the Judge of the Living and the Dead, Hugo Noël Santander Ferreira offers readers a profound and deeply personal journey into the heart of divine encounter. This collection of mystical poetry is not merely a literary work but a spiritual testament, a sacred dialogue between the human soul and the divine. Through his verses, Ferreira invites us to explore the…

Can a musical be composed in two different languages, with 230 distinct songs, by a single artist? Can the same artist create a four-hour film alone? Such is the achievement of filmmaker Hugo Noël Santander Ferreira, who, in Requiem for Colombia, presents us with more than 200 musical compositions in English and Spanish, inspired by his polished verses in rhymed paired hendecasyllables. Requiem…

Originally published in Spanish on August 07, 2023 In April 2012, I taught Hugo Noël My suffering for a Pope I no longer believed in And I sent him to the United States to preach At Saint Vincent Abbey in Pittsburgh. As he passed through Philadelphia, he announced That he had left the Americans unprotected On September 11, 2001, He was reported to secret agencies. Benedict XVI found out…