Ulf Lundell (born 20 November 1949 in Södermalm, Stockholm, Sweden, full name Ulf Gerhard Lundell) is a Swedish writer, poet, songwriter, composer, musician and artist.
He made his debut in 1975 with the LP Vargmåne and was immediately hailed as "Sweden's Bob Dylan". In 1976 his first novel, the partly autobiographical Jack was published by Wahlström & Widstrand. Lundell was influenced by musicians such as Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Neil Young and writers such as Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg and other beats. Ulf Lundell is one of the central figures in Swedish rock music and almost since his debut he has been one of the most important influences on rock musicians writing and singing in Swedish. Lundell is also somewhat controversial and has argued with everyone from neo-nazis, feminists and communists to colleagues and music journalists.
Lundell was known as a heavy drinker in the 1980s, but pulled out of overdrinking after serious bouts with alcoholism in 1985–87; he gave a vivid report of this time, his recovery and his struggle with the rocker myth in the autobiographical novel En varg söker sin flock (1989; "A Wolf in Search of his Pack")
El perro (English: Bombón: El Perro and Bombón: The Dog) is a 2004 Argentine-Spanish drama film, directed by Carlos Sorín, and written by Sorín, Santiago Calori, and Salvador Roselli. The picture features Juan Villegas and Walter Donado, among others.
The film was partly funded by INCAA.
El perro is a neo-realist fable about a man and a dog, the titular Bombón. Set in Patagonia, an unemployed man has his luck change after being given a Dogo Argentino dog for helping a stranded woman on the highway.
Coco (Juan Villegas), the main character, is first seen trying to sell knives to a group of oil workers. He is a skilled craftsman, but the knives are too expensive for them. In fact, throughout the entire film, he never manages to sell a single knife, but he ends up giving two away: one to a security guard as a bribe, and one to a cabaret singer he meets on his journey.
It is apparent that Coco is down on his luck. He lives in a cramped apartment with his daughter and her children. As he is 52 years old, it looks increasingly unlikely that he will get another job. What he really wants is to work in a gas station, and during the first part of the film he is seen inquiring after such jobs.
El perro estaba revolviendo basura
buscando algo que comer
quise acercarme y ofrecerle mi ayuda
pero el se echó a correr
Yo pude ver.. yo pude ver la contorsión de su cuerpo
y la muerte en su piel
creí que todo lo soñé... creí que todo lo soñé
pero el perro estaba mirándome, lleno de miedo.
Sus ojos eran como un par de agujeros,
se veía en su interior..
que el corazón ya le latía muy lento,
de tanto entregar amor.
Yo pude ver.. yo pude ver la contorsión de su cuerpo
y la muerte en su piel
creí que todo lo soñé... creí que todo lo soñé
pero el perro estaba mirándome, lleno de miedo.
El hombre del recolector se lleva la última ilusión
el perro lo siguió detrás, nada para destacar
el frió congeló mi sol y el día nunca comenzó
la lluvia cae en la ciudad,
nada para destacar... hablaba sin razón
Me fui cargando la culpa del cobarde
y la impotencia de pensar...
que al ser humano no le basta su raza.
y destruye a las demás
yo pude ver... yo pude ver
la contorsión de mi cuerpo y la muerte de mi piel
creí que todo lo soñé, creí que todo lo soñé ante el espejo
observándome, lleno de miedo.
El hombre del recolector se lleva la última ilusión
el perro lo siguió detrás, nada para destacar
el frió congeló mi sol y el día nunca comenzó
la lluvia cae en la ciudad,
nada para destacar... hablaba sin razón
Hablaba sin razón......