Migrant Joker Shows The Tyranny of Exile

Published November 2nd, 2019 - 09:21 GMT

The refugee wave in Latin America sparked by Venezuela's implosion will get worse next year, aggravating a regional crisis.

Joker who roams the streets and scares passersby it's Johnny Tales, a comedian who migrated from Venezuela after being attacked by real criminals.

Migrant Joker takes his role seriously. Every day, he not only transforms himself into the body shot in Gotham, but also to fight his own misfortunes: a life in exile, separated from his family, with just enough food and shelter. Not to mention the bad moods of the unfortunate who do not appreciate his sardonic laugh.

The transformation begins in front of the mirror. Using a brush, he removes the corners of his lips, colors them in red, testifies to his face.

Transformed into a Joker, he will spend hours sneaking between cars and on the sidewalk, armed with a fake underwater weapon, entertaining, surprising by its disguise and especially by its perverse lace.

Joker plays on the streets and the actor has found a way to overcome the "migrant" when describing the melancholy of exile.

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Venezuelan migrant Johnny Tales (R), who makes a living imitating the comicbook and film character "The Joker", poses at a convenience store in Medellin, on October 29, 2019. JOAQUIN SARMIENTO / AFP

Venezuelan migrant Johnny Tales (R), who makes a living imitating the comicbook and film character "The Joker", poses for a photograph in a street of Medellin, on October 29, 2019. JOAQUIN SARMIENTO / AFP

Venezuelan migrant Johnny Tales (L), who makes a living imitating the comicbook and film character "The Joker", smokes a cigarette as fellow compatriots also fancy dressed as comic and film industry characters prepare to perform in Medellin, on October 29, 2019. JOAQUIN SARMIENTO / AFP

Venezuelan migrant Johnny Tales (2-R), who makes a living imitating the comicbook and film character "The Joker", performs at a street with fellow compatriots also fancy dressed as comic and film industry characters in Medellin, on October 29, 2019. JOAQUIN SARMIENTO / AFP

Venezuelan migrant Johnny Tales, who makes a living imitating the comicbook and film character "The Joker", performs at a traffic light in Medellin, on October 29, 2019. JOAQUIN SARMIENTO / AFP

Venezuelan migrant Johnny Tales (R), who makes a living imitating the comicbook and film character "The Joker", performs followed by fellow compatriots also fancy dressed as comic and film industry characters along a street in Medellin, on October 29, 2019. JOAQUIN SARMIENTO / AFP

Venezuelan migrant Johnny Tales (C-bottom), who makes a living imitating the comicbook and film character "The Joker", pose with fellow compatriots also fancy dressed as comic and film industry characters in downtown Medellin, on October 29, 2019. JOAQUIN SARMIENTO / AFP

Venezuelan migrant Johnny Tales, who makes a living imitating the comicbook and film character "The Joker", applies make up as he prepares to perform in downtown Medellin, on October 28, 2019. JOAQUIN SARMIENTO / AFP

Venezuelan migrant Johnny Tales (R), who makes a living imitating the comicbook and film character "The Joker", applies make up as he prepares to work in downtown Medellin, on October 28, 2019. JOAQUIN SARMIENTO / AFP

Venezuelan migrant Johnny Tales (R), who makes a living imitating the comicbook and film character "The Joker", poses at a convenience store in Medellin, on October 29, 2019. JOAQUIN SARMIENTO / AFP
Venezuelan migrant Johnny Tales (R), who makes a living imitating the comicbook and film character "The Joker", poses for a photograph in a street of Medellin, on October 29, 2019. JOAQUIN SARMIENTO / AFP
Venezuelan migrant Johnny Tales (L), who makes a living imitating the comicbook and film character "The Joker", smokes a cigarette as fellow compatriots also fancy dressed as comic and film industry characters prepare to perform in Medellin, on October 29, 2019. JOAQUIN SARMIENTO / AFP
Venezuelan migrant Johnny Tales (2-R), who makes a living imitating the comicbook and film character "The Joker", performs at a street with fellow compatriots also fancy dressed as comic and film industry characters in Medellin, on October 29, 2019. JOAQUIN SARMIENTO / AFP
Venezuelan migrant Johnny Tales, who makes a living imitating the comicbook and film character "The Joker", performs at a traffic light in Medellin, on October 29, 2019. JOAQUIN SARMIENTO / AFP
Venezuelan migrant Johnny Tales (R), who makes a living imitating the comicbook and film character "The Joker", performs followed by fellow compatriots also fancy dressed as comic and film industry characters along a street in Medellin, on October 29, 2019. JOAQUIN SARMIENTO / AFP
Venezuelan migrant Johnny Tales (C-bottom), who makes a living imitating the comicbook and film character "The Joker", pose with fellow compatriots also fancy dressed as comic and film industry characters in downtown Medellin, on October 29, 2019. JOAQUIN SARMIENTO / AFP
Venezuelan migrant Johnny Tales, who makes a living imitating the comicbook and film character "The Joker", applies make up as he prepares to perform in downtown Medellin, on October 28, 2019. JOAQUIN SARMIENTO / AFP
Venezuelan migrant Johnny Tales (R), who makes a living imitating the comicbook and film character "The Joker", applies make up as he prepares to work in downtown Medellin, on October 28, 2019. JOAQUIN SARMIENTO / AFP
Venezuelan migrant Johnny Tales (R), who makes a living imitating the comicbook and film character "The Joker", poses at a convenience store in Medellin, on October 29, 2019. JOAQUIN SARMIENTO / AFP
Venezuelan migrant Johnny Tales (R), who makes a living imitating the comicbook and film character "The Joker", poses at a convenience store in Medellin, on October 29, 2019. JOAQUIN SARMIENTO / AFP
Venezuelan migrant Johnny Tales (R), who makes a living imitating the comicbook and film character "The Joker", poses for a photograph in a street of Medellin, on October 29, 2019. JOAQUIN SARMIENTO / AFP
Venezuelan migrant Johnny Tales (R), who makes a living imitating the comicbook and film character "The Joker", poses for a photograph in a street of Medellin, on October 29, 2019. JOAQUIN SARMIENTO / AFP
Venezuelan migrant Johnny Tales (L), who makes a living imitating the comicbook and film character "The Joker", smokes a cigarette as fellow compatriots also fancy dressed as comic and film industry characters prepare to perform in Medellin, on October 29, 2019. JOAQUIN SARMIENTO / AFP
Venezuelan migrant Johnny Tales (L), who makes a living imitating the comicbook and film character "The Joker", smokes a cigarette as fellow compatriots also fancy dressed as comic and film industry characters prepare to perform in Medellin, on October 29, 2019. JOAQUIN SARMIENTO / AFP
Venezuelan migrant Johnny Tales (2-R), who makes a living imitating the comicbook and film character "The Joker", performs at a street with fellow compatriots also fancy dressed as comic and film industry characters in Medellin, on October 29, 2019. JOAQUIN SARMIENTO / AFP
Venezuelan migrant Johnny Tales (2-R), who makes a living imitating the comicbook and film character "The Joker", performs at a street with fellow compatriots also fancy dressed as comic and film industry characters in Medellin, on October 29, 2019. JOAQUIN SARMIENTO / AFP
Venezuelan migrant Johnny Tales, who makes a living imitating the comicbook and film character "The Joker", performs at a traffic light in Medellin, on October 29, 2019. JOAQUIN SARMIENTO / AFP
Venezuelan migrant Johnny Tales, who makes a living imitating the comicbook and film character "The Joker", performs at a traffic light in Medellin, on October 29, 2019. JOAQUIN SARMIENTO / AFP
Venezuelan migrant Johnny Tales (R), who makes a living imitating the comicbook and film character "The Joker", performs followed by fellow compatriots also fancy dressed as comic and film industry characters along a street in Medellin, on October 29, 2019. JOAQUIN SARMIENTO / AFP
Venezuelan migrant Johnny Tales (R), who makes a living imitating the comicbook and film character "The Joker", performs followed by fellow compatriots also fancy dressed as comic and film industry characters along a street in Medellin, on October 29, 2019. JOAQUIN SARMIENTO / AFP
Venezuelan migrant Johnny Tales (C-bottom), who makes a living imitating the comicbook and film character "The Joker", pose with fellow compatriots also fancy dressed as comic and film industry characters in downtown Medellin, on October 29, 2019. JOAQUIN SARMIENTO / AFP
Venezuelan migrant Johnny Tales (C-bottom), who makes a living imitating the comicbook and film character "The Joker", pose with fellow compatriots also fancy dressed as comic and film industry characters in downtown Medellin, on October 29, 2019. JOAQUIN SARMIENTO / AFP
Venezuelan migrant Johnny Tales, who makes a living imitating the comicbook and film character "The Joker", applies make up as he prepares to perform in downtown Medellin, on October 28, 2019. JOAQUIN SARMIENTO / AFP
Venezuelan migrant Johnny Tales, who makes a living imitating the comicbook and film character "The Joker", applies make up as he prepares to perform in downtown Medellin, on October 28, 2019. JOAQUIN SARMIENTO / AFP
Venezuelan migrant Johnny Tales (R), who makes a living imitating the comicbook and film character "The Joker", applies make up as he prepares to work in downtown Medellin, on October 28, 2019. JOAQUIN SARMIENTO / AFP
Venezuelan migrant Johnny Tales (R), who makes a living imitating the comicbook and film character "The Joker", applies make up as he prepares to work in downtown Medellin, on October 28, 2019. JOAQUIN SARMIENTO / AFP

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