Plaza Varela filled with couples. They wore wool coats; some strolled while sipping hot chocolate.
—Where did you learn to take photos? —asked Elena, running her fingers through her hair. —With friends. A while back we even took part in an exhibition in Berlin. Look over there… —Toward the little boy?
—Yes… —said Alberto, training his camera on Elena.
Elena reacted exactly as Alberto had hoped: her eyes opened wide, a huge smile spread across her face, and she slowly turned her head, her hair floating in the air. In a second he snapped the photo. With the smile still on her face, Elena leaned in and gave Alberto the kiss he had been waiting for.
Inspired by Los GAU. Una historia del pasado reciente (1967–1985) (2018, Ediciones de la Banda Oriental) by Martín Ponce de León and Enrique Rubio, and by details mentioned by Alejandro Corchs, Alberto and Elena's son, across various interviews.
- Name
- Alberto Corchs Laviña
- Place of birth
- Montevideo, Uruguay
- Date of birth
- 19/04/1946
- Place of disappearance
- Argentina
- Date of disappearance
- 21/12/1977
- Age
- 31 years old
