COLOMBIA: Satiric Comic About Betancourt Published in France; Ingrid Live In Austin.

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   A comic called "Ingrid of the Jungle," created by Serge Scotto, Eric Stoffel and Richard Di Martino, has been published in France.
   The 46-page satire pretends to tell of former FARC hostage Ingrid Betancourt's six year ordeal in the Colombian jungle, calling its main character Ingrid "Petancourt,"who is a hostage of the "Farce" in a country called "Colombin." She is portrayed as ambitious and selfish. Her character pretends to be devoutly religious but betrays other hostages, steals their food and is servile to her captors.
      On the other hand, not being a Colombiano, and knowing about her only what I have read on Colombia Reports.com, I attended the 15th Annual Texas Book fair yesterday to see Betancourt and learn about her ordeal.
      I emerged impressed with her appearance and presentation, especially the way she handled a difficult first questioner. Just another able politician, perhaps. But enduring SIX YEARS of captivity in the JUNGLE  is almost UNIMAGINABLE for me.
Some of her book fair appearance is captured here:
(Begins at 4:06 mark til end at 6:04)
 http://www.cspan.org/Watch/Media/2010/10/16/HP/A/39559/Texas+Book+Festival+2010.aspx