Giant Zócalo Catrina Achieves Guinness Record and Pays Tribute to José Guadalupe Posada
Clara Brugada said the 33-meter papier-mâché figure mocks vanity and classism, recalling that in death there are no titles, surnames or fortunes.
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The Zócalo International Book Fair Ended; Nearly 2 Million People Attended, Paloma Saiz Says
Its director says booksellers sold like never before and younger readers flocked to the fair, which gave away some 40,000 free books in 10 days.
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Mexican Book Fairs
“Book fairs in Mexico are among the great gatherings that speak of how a people nourishes itself on books,” observes Poniatowska.
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People’s Mañanera October 2
President Sheinbaum’s daily press conference, with comments on October 2, youth protection, culture, and national heritage.
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Mexico’s Culture Ministry Announces Mass Book Purchase for the National Library Network
A 50-million-peso call opens Monday for Mexican and independent publishers, paired with a sales-tax exemption for bookstores worth 200 million pesos a year.
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Mexican Government Seeks Free Admission to 53 Museums and Archaeological Sites Next Year
Mexico’s federal government proposes free admission to 53 INAH museums, monuments, and archaeological sites — among them Bonampak, La Venta, and Tamtoc — in next year’s Federal Rights Law, saying the cost of charging is disproportionate to the revenue.
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El Buen Cine, Mexico City’s DVD Store Holding its Own Against Streaming & Gentrification
For over 15 years, a space for film buffs and the curious has been one of the last DVD stores in Mexico City.
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Cine Mujer Collective Celebrates Sisterhood as Resistance in ‘Rebeladas’ Documentary
In the late 1970s, amidst a patriarchal society, the Cine Mujer Collective emerged, feminist filmmakers who found in cinema the ideal political tool to denounce gender problems that defined Mexican society at the time.
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Mexican Cinema, Receiving Increased Incentives, on the Rise at the Box Office
Mexican cinema represented 35 percent of the total films shown and accounted for 16 percent of annual attendance last year.
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Paco Ignacio Taibo II Prepares Ambitious Plan to Promote Reading for Latin American Youth
2.5 million books with 25 titles aimed at people between 15 & 30 will be given away to promote Latin American literature, explained the director of Mexico’s state publishing house.
