Hay Festival Jericó 2025
Event HFJ1
Bocafloja in conversation with Daniel Rivera Marín
Del mondongo al ojalá
Pabellón Central - Jardín de las Ideas
Read moreThe Mexican Aldo Villegas, known by the artistic name Bocafloja, is a renowned poet, social communicator, and spoken word and hip hop artist. Well known for his critic viewpoint on systemic racism, colonialism and oppression, he has been a pioneer in the use of hip hop as a tool for raising social awareness in Latin America. He began his career in the 1990s with the groups Lifestyle and Microphonk, and as a solo artist he has made influential albums such as Pienso, luego existo (2003), Jazzyturno (2004) and Existo; matriz preludio al pienso (2009). His recent book, Del mondongo al ojalá (2024) is an innovative compilation combining short stories, poetry, micronarratives and photography, exploring non-linear narratives and anti-colonial epistemologies based on racialized experience in the global South. He will talk to Daniel Rivera Marín about his music career and his incursion into literature.
Evento para jóvenes
Event P1
Screening of La Suprema
Parque principal
Read moreIn a town that has been wiped off the map, where there is not even electricity, a teenager dreams of being a boxer. When she finds out that her uncle will box for the world title and the event will be broadcast live on television, she and the community will do everything possible to see the fight, while fighting against oblivion. Directed by Felipe Holguín.
Duration: 1 hour and 23 min
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Event 1
Bocafloja in concert
Parque principal
Read moreBocafloja offers an immersive experience in which experiments with words come together with the urban rhythms such as hip-hop or rap. This Mexican poet and rapper is known for his use of hip hop as a tool for raising social awareness in Latin America, tackling themes such as systemic racism, colonialism and oppression in his music. We will hear from this artist, now in his third decade making music, and who has been a member of groups such as Lifestyle and Microphonk. He has also made influential albums as a soloist, and has been included on Rolling Stone and Billboard lists of the 50 most important artists in the history of Spanish-language hip hop.
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