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Event 41
Silvia Vásquez-Lavado in conversation with Yuriria Sierra
In the mountain’s embrace
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Jardín Guerrero
The guest at this event is a pioneer with great achievements. She was the first Peruvian woman to reach the summit of the world’s highest mountain, Sagarmatha (Mount Everest), and to climb the six highest peaks on the other continents She is also the first openly LGTBI+ person to reach the seven summits. Silvia Vásquez-Lavado tells her story in the book In the Shadow of the Mountain, winner of the Stanford Travel Book of the Year. In it, the author tells of these milestones, as well as a past of trauma and excess, of alcoholism and promiscuous sex, and before this, childhood abuse. Vásquez-Lavado reveals how an ayahuasca ceremony helped her to connect to the mountains. It is part of her story that she undertakes her expeditions together with other victims of sexual abuse, as part of the Courageous Girls project, founded in 2014. Silvia Vásquez-Lavadowill talk to Yuriria Sierra about her activism, her memories and about the film that is currently being made.
Luis Felipe Fabre and Garry Gottfriedson in conversation with Guillermo Núñez
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Museo de la Ciudad (espacio escénico)
Two fascinating poets tell us about their recent work, in conversation with the literary critic Guillermo Núñez. With Garry Gottfriedson(Canada), poet, rancher and member of the Secwepemc community, who has just published Tierra y lenguaje, a representative sample of his poetry, published in bilingual format (English/Spanish). Poeta griego arcaico is the most recent book by Luis Felipe Fabre (Mexico), poet, fiction writer and dramatist, who returns to poetry after a number of years away, taking up the mythological story of Medusa and Perseus. This is a masterly retelling of ancient legends, bringing them into dialogue with us and our present, with a poetic language so precise and evocative that the images he sings will reverberate long in the minds of readers. Introduced by Ingrid Bejerman.
Simultaneous interpretation from English to Spanish available
Julieta Norma Fierro Gossman is an astronomer, a member of the Academy of the Language, and a leading popular scientist. She also lectures at the Faculty of Sciences, researches with the Institute of Astronomy, and is General Manager of Scientific Communication at UNAM; she is also the former Director of the Universum museum. She has written hundreds of articles and over 40 books of popular science, telling the story of astronomy, the nature of the solar system... She has been recognised for her work with honorary doctorates, UNESCO’s Kalinga Prize for the Popularization of Science, and an invitation to join the Mexican Academy of the Language.
Gabriela Jauregui, Brenda Lozano and Mariana H in conversation with Yuriria Sierra
South to south: Presidenta
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Cineteca Rosalío Solano
Mexico has a female president for the first time in its history. Several guests at the festival, some of them participants in the book Presidenta. Más de 100 mujeres te escriben talk with the book's coordinator, journalist Yuriria Sierra, about the expectations of this new government. With Gabriela Jauregui,Brenda Lozano and Mariana H.
Patrick Autréaux in conversation with Felipe Restrepo Pombo
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Museo de la Ciudad (espacio escénico)
Patrick Autréaux (France) worked as an emergency psychiatrist for years, before devoting himself to writing in 2006. He is the author of a unique work which explores the relationships between medicine and literature, and here presents Pussyboy, about two men who have created a tacit agreement involving surprise sexual encounters, in the celebration of a ritual that is both ordinary and marvellous. He will talk to the writer and publisher Felipe Restrepo Pombo.
Simultaneous interpretation from French to Spanish available
On the occasion of the publication of Antes de decir cualquiera de las grandes palabras, a collection of work by the great Mexican author David Huerta (1949-2022), edited by Hernán Bravo Varela, we bring together poets from Mexico and abroad for a reading in homage to Huerta. With the participation of Luis Felipe Fabre, Garry Gottfriedson, Myriam Moscona and Martín Tonalmeyotl.Presented by Hernán Bravo Varela.
Antonio Ortuño in conversation with Javier Lafuente
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Patio de la Delegación del Centro Histórico
Antonio Ortuño is a major voice in Mexican contemporary literature, and his fascinating body of work challenges conventions in forms of exploring social and political matters. In conversation with Javier Lafuente, Ortuño will talk about his novels, which tackle themes such as violence and corruption, satire of the corporate world, the migration routes of Central America, and dystopian perspectives on his country. Ortuño will also talk about the project Verdades compartidas, an anthology which, thanks to theHay Festival and the Colombian International Centre for Transitional Justice, reimagines and tells the story of Colombia after the peace process, through the writings of ten Latin American figures. He will talk to the writer and journalist, Javier Lafuente.
This is an artistic and disruptive performance by activist Guz Guevara (Mexico), who performs songs from his EP titled "Inválido." Through this performance, he questions ableism and the use of pejorative terms, addressing the importance of embracing one's own vulnerability and the need for greater visibility. The performance lasts forty minutes, during which the artist guides you through a progressive musical journey, challenging and confronting unconscious biases and paradigms.
