2010 Fairgoer's Guide - Miami Book Fair International

www.miamibookfair.com | 305.237.3258 or 305.237.3314 Celebrating Mexico
A Celebration of Mexico and its Culture: The Bicentennial of
the Mexican Independence and the Centennial of its Revolution
The 27th Miami Book Fair International
joins in celebrating Mexico’s Bicentennial
and the Centennial of its 1910 Revolution
by staging a Mexican Pavilion that will
sponsor author presentations and literary
discussions, art exhibits, traditional crafts,
activities for children, music and food.
Mexico is rich in history and culture,
containing world-class museums and
global treasures such as the Mayan Ruins
in the Yucatan. When Spanish explorer
Hernán Cortés arrived on Mexican soil
in 1519, the Incas and Maya people had
already built their civilizations, and he
found a land filled with culture, customs
and indigenous societies. Archaeologists
have found evidence of people inhabiting
Mexico 30,000 years ago. But the
Spanish left their heritage, too, with such
charming towns as San Miguel de Allende
preserving historic architecture and art
from the colonial period.
In the last century, Mexico burst into
the international art scene with its grand
muralists, painters, poets and writers.
Artists David Alfaro Siqueiros, Diego Rivera,
José Clemente Orozco, Rufino Tamayo, Frida
Kahlo and Francisco Toledo led the art
world. Amongst the writers, is Octavio Paz,
who won the Nobel Prize for Literature
in 1990, and Carlos Fuentes, who this
year returns to the Miami Book Fair for
the first time since 1987. Fuentes has
won an international following for his
dozens of books, including The Campaign,
which depicts Mexicans’ 1810 fight to
win freedom from Spain, and The Old
Gringo that focuses on the 1910 Mexican
Revolution. The latter was made into a
popular U.S. movie.
The Miami Book Fair is also pleased to
welcome other Mexican literary figures,
including María Baranda, Rosa Beltrán,
Mario Bellatín, Coral Bracho, Gonzalo
Celorio, Ximena Escalante, Laura Esquivel,
Bernardo Fernández, David Huerta, Estela
Leñero, Víctor Mendiola, David Olguín,
Pedro Ángel Palau, Enrique Serna and
Natalia Toledo.
Miami Book Fair International is proud
to partner with the Division of External
Affairs of the Mexican government, the
National Council for the Arts and Culture
in Mexico, the Mexican Consulate and
the Mexican Cultural Institute and the
Mexican Tourism Board in Miami to
produce a festival that highlights the
country’s literature, art, music, food and
history.
So enjoy a week of fun!
Art Exhibits
Experience the richness of Mexican art:
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Official opening of Mexican Pavilion:
Monday, Nov. 15 - 6 p.m.
Plaza Mexico
Corner of N.E. 3rd St. and 1st Ave.
Hours: Monday, Nov. 15 – Thursday, Nov. 18 - 5 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 19 – Sunday, Nov. 21 - 9:30 a.m. – 6 p.m.
With the support of...
Cuento del Conejo y el Coyote – illustrations by Francisco Toledo
Images of Natalia Toledo’s Cuento del Conejo y el Conejo,
illustrated by her father, Francisco Toledo, will be on display
during the Fair. Francisco Toledo is a respected artist who has
consistently worked in a number of mediums: pottery, sculpture,
weaving, graphic arts, and paintings.
Bicentenario-Itinerante-Empacado – by Jose Nuño
Inspired by the celebration of Mexico’s independence, artist Jose
Nuño created this multi-paneled painting re-interpreting centuries
of Mexican art and the continued struggle of the Mexican people to
define their own identity.
Freedom Tower (Biscayne Blvd. and N.E. 6th St.)
Monday-Thursday, Nov. 15 - 17, 5 - 8 p.m.
Friday-Sunday, Nov. 19 - 21, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Exhibits will run through Sunday, Dec. 15, 2010
The World’s Largest Spiral of Books
Join this monumental endeavor dedicated to bringing books to Florida
jails. Local Mexican artists hope to build a book spiral that will
beat the record of 10,090 books collected by the IntegArte Project at
the Zócalo, the historic main square in Mexico City. Slightly used and
new books may be donated throughout the week of the Fair.
Plaza Mexico - Opens Nov. 14, 6 p.m. - runs through Nov. 21
Music, Film, Dance and Theatre
Mexican performance has a vibrant presence at the Book Fair
this year: the modern sounds of Colectivo Nortec; classical music
by pianist Virginia Covarrubias; Mexican “boleros” throughout history
with Carlos Arboleda; folk dances by Ballet Mexcaltitan; theatrical
troupes Triciclo Rojo and Cornisa 20 (home of the Mariachi Clowns)
with shows for both adults and children; renowned actress Alma
Muriel, performing her original monologue, Para ti…Sor Juana; and
Odín Dupeyron, performing his original one-man play ¡A vivir!