This article presents a speech delivered by the director of "Humanitas" Jaime Antúnez at the funeral of Chilean author and journalist Arturo Fontaine Aldunate on May 18, 2010. He reflects on Aldunate's life, including his personal relationship with him that began in 1980. He also comments on Aldunate's professional career, such as his time as director at the Chilean journal "El Mercurio."