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Marcelo Montecino Slaughter
(301) 602-5736 Mobile
Email: mmontecino@comcast.net
Birthplace and Date: Santiago, Chile, June 15,1943
Married, two children.
Education:
St. George’s College (primary
school), Santiago, Chile.
Archbishop Carroll High School, Washington
D.C, 1957-1961.
Assumption College, Worcester, Massachusetts,
1962-1963.
The George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
1963-1966, Bachelor of Arts in International Affairs with a Major in Latin
American Studies, 1966.
University of Chile, School of Fine Arts,
Santiago, Chile, 1969, (Theory of Art courses).
The George Washington
University, Washington, D.C. 1971-1972, Master’s Degree Program in Latin
American Studies with a Major in Latin American Contemporary Literature;
completed all course requirements and passed Comprehensive Examinations
but did not complete thesis.
Experience as an interpreter/translator:
Since graduation from the University I have
worked as a free-lance simultaneous interpreter for diverse international
organizations in Washington D.C., New York, and other cities. My principal
employers have been the US. Department of State, United States Information
Agency, Organization of American States, Pan American Health Organization,
news gathering organizations and various other private and international
organizations. I have participated in sensitive bilateral and multilateral
negotiations, including treaties, charter reforms, general assemblies,
technical and scientific conferences of every kind, and journalistic
assignments. Among the most noteworthy are: bilateral extradition treaties
between Colombia and the US, reform of the OAS. Charter, negotiations
between the OAS and M19 guerrillas holding diplomatic hostages in the
Dominican Embassy in Bogotá, Colombia, missions with OAS’ Commission for
Human Rights in Nicaragua, Guatemala, Peru and many others. I have also
interpreted at the Presidential level on many occasions I have had
extensive experience in television, interpreting live for numerous press
conferences, debates and interviews and translating and dubbing
documentaries and other pieces. I interpreted Walter Mondale in the
Presidential Debates in 1984 and many of Ronald Reagan’s press conferences
for the Spanish International Network (SIN) now called Univision. I have
also worked for CBS News, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, and
Television New Zealand in the studio and in the field in numerous
assignments.
As a translator I have translated a novel and many
scientific, social and political papers and documents. In 1992 I was
selected to translate the Truth and Reconciliation Report on human rights
abuses by the military regime.
Since moving to Chile in early 1988, I
have interpreted in practically every major conference and for every
private and governmental organization, including the O.A.S. General
Assembly, ECLAC, FAO, UNESCO, etc. In 1992 I became President Patricio
Aylwin’s interpreter and accompanied him in some of his official visits
abroad. In November 1994 I had the opportunity of accompanying Pres. E.
Frei in his trip to Asia and interpreted in the APEC summit in Bogor,
Indonesia. To see book that I have translated recently. at
Amazon: Pinochet, Chile and the Caravan of Death.
Experience as photojournalist and writer:
Since 1973, I have been
free-lancing as a photojournalist and writer, covering some of the most
important stories in Latin America, such as the coup in Chile, the war in
Nicaragua, El Salvador, Guatemala, and other big stories in Latin America.
My work has been represented by Gamma-Liaison (1977-1981), Picture Group
(1981-1987), Woodfin Camp and Associates (1987-1990). I have had numerous
overseas assignments for diverse publications such as Newsweek, Washington
Post Magazine, Playboy, Financial Times, and smaller publications. My work
has been reproduced in many books and photographic anthologies. I have
frequently worked for NGOs and other international organizations,
photographing their annual reports and other publishing needs. In 1981, I
won first prize in an international contest called by the Mexican magazine
Proceso and the publishing house Nueva Imagen for a photographic book on
militarism in Latin America. The prize, which was awarded by a jury
comprised of Gabriel García Márquez, Julio Córtazar, Ariel Dorfman, Pablo
Gonzalez Casanova, Theotonio Dos Santos and others, included the
publication of my book "Con Sangre en el Ojo," and US $ 10,000. I have
worked as field producer for several television documentaries in Central
and South America. I also write free-lance for several US publications
regularly on Latin American subjects.
In March 2003 I was nominated to
the "Premio Altazor," Chile’s most important prize for best photographic
exhibition, "Santiago, jpeg."
Major one-person exhibitions:
"Retrospective," Inter-American
Development Bank, Washington, DC, 1971.
"Retrospective," Museum of Fine
Arts, Santiago Chile, 1973.
"Recent Photographs from Chile and Central
America," Fondo del Sol Gallery, Washington, D.C. 1978.
"The Year of
the Dog" (Photographs of a year of coverage of Latin America), Instituto
Chileno Norteamericano de Cultura, Santiago, Chile, 1982.
"Sud America"
(Recent photographs of South America. A touring exhibition of major
Italian cities that ended in Rome.) Museo del Folklore, Rome, Italy,
1983,
"Color Local," (Cibachromes of recent coverage in Chile and
Central America), Centro Cultural Mapocho, Santiago, Chile,
1982.
"Chile," (Mois de la Photo) Maison de Sciences de’l Homme, Paris,
France. 1986.
"Political Street Art," (Photographs from Latin America
representing different manifestations of political art in the streets.)
The Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. April, 1989.
"Nunca Supe sus
Nombres," ("I Never Knew Their Names." Photographs about human rights
violations in the Americas.) Museo de Santiago, Santiago, Chile,
1994.
"Santiago, jpeg," Recent large format digital photographs of
Santiago. Museum of Contemporary Art, Santiago, Chile, 2003. See Santiago,
jpeg
Major group exhibitions:
"America: No Invoco tu
Nombre en Vano," (An exhibition of Chilean contemporary art), Museum of
Contemporary Art, Santiago, Chile, 1969.
"Chile Vive," (An exhibition
of Chilean culture sponsored by the Spanish Ministry of Culture) Madrid,
Spain, 1986.
"13 Hispanic Photographers," (an itinerant exhibition of
the best contemporary Hispanic photographers in the U.S.) International
Center for Photography and other Museums and galleries, New York City,
1986-1992.
"Un Cierto Tiempo un Cierto Lugar" an exhibition (with Paz
Errázuriz). Museum of Fine Arts, June, 1991.
"Chile From Within," a
traveling exhibition curated by Susan Meiselas about the struggle against
the military regime. 1992-2000. See Exhibition
"Chile, 30 Años," a
collective exhibition of Chilean photography. Museum of Comtemporary Art.
Sept. 2003, Santiago, Chile
"Chile, 30 Years," a show by four Chilean
photographers at the Perpignan Festival of photojournalism. September,
2003, Perpignan, France.
Books:
"Con Sangre en el Ojo," (A photographic essay on militarism in
Latin America) Editorial Nueva Imagen, Mexico D.F., Mexico, 1981, ISBN
968-429-289-9.
"Romería y Querencias," (A book of photographs about the
16 years of military regime in Chile) Editorial Emisión, Santiago, Chile,
1990.
"Nunca Supe sus Nombres," ("I Never Knew Their Names," a book of
photographs about human rights violations in the Americas) Lom Ediciones,
Santiago, Chile, 1994
MAJOR COLLECTIONS WHERE MY WORK IS
REPRESENTED:
New York State Museum, Albany, N.Y.
The Library of
Congress, Washington, D.C.
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