There are many films that became very famous and continue to be remembered today, one of them is The silence of the inocents. This production was released in 1991 and introduced us to Hannibal Lecter.
It focused mainly on the suspense and horror genres, managing to completely surprise the public and becoming a production that was applauded all over the world. Behind her was Jonathan Demmewho was in charge of officiating as director.
Of course, one of its great jewels was its cast. He was headed by great figures such as Anthony Hopkins Y Jodie Foster. The film was based on the novel of the same name by Thomas Harris, which was written in 1988 as a sequel to The Red Dragon (1981).
Anthony Hopkins in the skin of Hannibal Lecter / Source: Guioteca
In this way, he introduced us to a young FBI detective in training named Clarice Starling. The woman must seek the help of Doctor Lecter, in order to find another murderer known as “Buffalo Bill”.
Find out if Hannibal Lecter is fictional or existed in real life
Although the story became very famous in 1991 thanks to The silence of the inocents, the truth is that the character existed a long time ago thanks to Thomas Harris. Back then, the author couldn’t tell if his character was inspired by someone real. Why? simply because that terrifying person was still alive.
Yes, Hannibal Lecter existed in real life! The surgeon who ate his patients wasAlfredo Balli Trevino, who was nicknamed “Doctor Salazar” to hide his identity. He was a Mexican.
The author met Treviño while investigating the case of Dykes Askew Simmons, a murderer who ended up with a disfigured face when he tried to escape from the Topo Chico prison, located in Nuevo León. After the failed escape, he was brutally beaten by the guards. Therefore, he needed medical help.
He was saved by a surgeon from his own prison. This completely caught the attention of the writer, who was then 23 years old and working as a reporter for Argosy magazine. In the 1960s, he had the opportunity to chat with Ballí in prison. “He was a small, agile man with dark reddish hair. He stood erect and had a certain grace in his posture,” the novel’s author declared.
“The doctor is a murderer. As a surgeon, he could pack his victims into surprisingly small boxes.. You will never leave this place. He’s crazy,” the guard in question had declared. On October 8, 1959, Alfredo murdered Jesús Castillo Rangel in the Colonia Talleres office.
Back then, the killer who inspired Hannibal Lecter I was 28 years old. He applied sodium pentothal to his 20-year-old victim, bled him dry, then dismembered him and buried him in Guadalupe. He was discovered and sentenced to death, but the sentence was commuted to 20 years in prison.
According to several documents, the murderer who gave life to one of the most famous movie characters He managed to get out of prison in the year 2000. Little is known about the life he led before he died in 2010. After his crimes, he decided to live in total anonymity. Did you know this curiosity?
The silence of the inocents is available in the catalog Amazon Prime Video.
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