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Susana Martín Gijón and Laura Hojman in conversation
Literature and cinema made in Seville
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Real Fábrica de Artillería de Sevilla
A Namibian policewoman who lives in Extremadura and investigates crimes of gender violence; it is fiction, but it could very well be reality. The writer Susana Martín Gijón writes crime novels starring women, her great passion, and actively defends women's rights, her great commitment. Her literary career and her profession are intertwined. She is the author of two crime sagas starring Annika Kauda and Camino Vargas. She debuted in 2013 with Más que cuerpos, to which, among others, Náufragos; Expediente Medellín; Planeta, La Babilonia 1580.
Martín Gijón studied law and went on to work as a legal advisor for NGOs, in addition to having been general director of the Youth Institute of Extremadura (2007-2011). She has also collaborated in national and international platforms in defense of gender equality and in the network of Young African and Spanish Women.
Martín Gijón will talk with Laura Hojman from Seville;
Laura Hojman is a screenwriter and film director. She has written and directed the documentary feature films Tierras Solares, Antonio Machado. Los días azules, and A las mujeres de España. María Lejárraga, for which she was nominated for the Goya Awards, Feroz Awards, and Forqué Awards. She was also nominated for these awards for Antonio Machado. Los días azules.
With a degree in Art History and a Master's in Cultural Management, she has been a partner at the independent film production company Summer Films since 2016. Among other accolades, she has received the RTVA Award for Best Filmmaker of Andalusia at the Huelva Ibero-American Film Festival, the ALMA Award from the Spanish Screenwriters’ Guild for Best Documentary Screenplay, the Silver Biznaga Women in Focus Award for Best Feature Film at the Málaga Film Festival, the Carmen Award from the Andalusian Film Academy for Best Documentary, and eight ASECAN Andalusian Film Awards.
Her documentaries have been screened at prestigious national and international festivals such as SEMINCI, the Seville European Film Festival, the Huelva Ibero-American Film Festival, Alcances, and the Málaga Film Festival. After their theatrical release, they have become available on streaming platforms like Netflix, Amazon Prime, and Filmin.
She has served as president of AAMMA (Andalusian Association of Women in Audiovisual Media) and is a columnist for *eldiario.es*.
Un hombre libre is her fourth feature film as a director. In this documentary, she revisits the life of exiled writer Agustín Gómez Arcos and, through his story, reflects on Spain’s recent history, memory, and the role of culture in shaping counter-narratives.
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IES Ramón Carande, barrio Tres Mil Viviendas del Polígono Sur
Promote reading as an engine of social transformation. With this goal in mind, the José Manuel Lara Foundation, as part of the Hay Festival Forum Seville program, is launching the activity 'A Book That Changes Lives', in which the poet Defreds will meet with students from the IES Ramón Carande, located in the Polígono Sur neighborhood.
Through this initiative, students will have the opportunity to engage in a dialogue with the author after reading his latest book, 'Amanecer' (Dawn), fostering an approach to reading not only as entertainment but also as a tool to enhance their education and, in doing so, empower them to choose their future with greater freedom.
This activity aligns with the philosophy of the José Manuel Lara Foundation, which aims to bring reading closer to young audiences through new figures, many of whom are active on social media. Defreds has written a dozen books, including 'Casi sin querer' (Almost Unintentionally), 'Ojalá siempre' (I Wish Forever), 'Sempiterno' (Everlasting), and 'Historias de un náufrago hipocondríaco' (Stories of a Hypochondriac Castaway), with his most recent work being 'Amanecer', published by Espasa Editorial.
This event is aimed at IES Ramón Carande students
Co-organized with the José Manuel Lara Foundation
Event in Spanish
This event is aimed to IES Ramón Carande students
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The famous phrase ‘People from Bilbao are born where they want’ becomes a book in the hands of María Larrea, a multifaceted writer, screenwriter, and film director who, yes, was born in Bilbao, though she has lived in France. This first autobiographical novel – first published in French – is marked by a life that is far from easy to understand: at 27, she discovered that her parents were not her biological parents and that she had been sold. Rather than curse her fate, she chose to reflect it in writing that is as dense and direct. In just one year, a cascade of awards followed, including the 2022 First Novel Award in France, the Best Novel Award from France Télévisions, and the Best First Novel Award from Les Inrockuptibles. In her film career, in 2018, the author received the Audience Award for a first feature film screenplay at the Premiers Plans Festival in Angers, granted by the French radio station France Culture, for the film she co-directed with Catherine Paillé.
Larrea will discuss her work and the influences of her tumultuous life on it, with members of nearly twenty book clubs that meet at the Infanta Elena Public Library. She will do so in the company of journalist and actor Jesús Vigorra. His journalistic work in radio and television and, especially his involvement in cultural dissemination, has been recognized with the National Award for the Promotion of Reading in 2006, from the Ministry of Culture; the Spanish Publishers Award in 2003, for the promotion and dissemination of books; the LIBER Award 2007, from the International Book Fair; the Communication Award from the University of Seville and the Aljabibe Journalism Award, among others. He has collaborated in several media, especially in Canal Sur and Diario Córdoba. The event will be presented by Isabelle Berneron, book attaché of the French Institute.
Event in Spanish
Free entry, up to capacity
Co-organized with the Infanta Elena Public Library and the Junta de Andalucía, and with the collaboration of Alianza Editorial
Boris Izaguirre made his way by penning an irreverent social column in his native Venezuela as well as writing soap opera scripts before settling in Spain, where over time he has carved out a unique niche for himself as a public figure. Behind that seemingly innate talent lies hard work and a lot of dedication.
He is one of the most well-known faces on the Spanish celebrity scene. Journalist, television presenter, scriptwriter, actor and writer; behind his light-hearted style lies an extremely cultured background. He found media stardom on the now legendary programme Crónicas marcianas, garnering much audience acclaim. Then came roles as presenter and contestant in a slew of entertainment programmes across an array of channels, such as MasterChef Celebrity, on La1, and El desafío, on Antena 3. He is a regular contributor to Bailando con las estrellas (Dancing with the Stars) and Tarde AR, both on Telecinco. He has also explored the realms of literature, having made his debut at a very young age with the novel El vuelo de los avestruces ; followed by notable novels including Azul petróleo and Planeta prize finalist, Villa diamante .
Izaguirre will talk about himself and his rise to the top with Ana Gavín, director of Editorial Relations at Grupo Planeta.
Event in Spanish
Price: €8.00 (EUR)
Last few remaining tickets
With the collaboration of Grupo Planeta and the support of Open Society Foundations
James Ellroy in conversation with Helena de Bertodano
Autobiography in noir genre
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Fundación Cajasol - Teatro
James Ellroy (Lee Earle Ellroy) is one of the most renowned writers of crime novels, with a long work that has been successfully adapted, twice, to the cinema. A direct heir to the geniuses of the genre such as Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler, Ellroy's style is direct, with few words, dry as a bourbon, which gives his main characters a personality that leaves no one indifferent: they sharpen their words while caressing the gun. His life, marked in his youth by the unsolved murder of his mother, has inspired some of his novels.
He was born in Los Angeles in 1948 and after the separation of his parents, and when he was only 10 years old, his mother was murdered. Over time he became a thief and alcoholic, which earned him jail time. After giving up drinking and finding a job as a Caddy on a golf course, he began to write. His first novel, Requiem for Brown recreates his own life. Other crime novels followed, such as Suicide Hill, The Angel Quartet and The Black Dahlia. Shortly after, in 1990, came the internationally renowned Los Ángeles Confidencial, which prolonged his success in the cinema with a version that is already considered a classic of the noir genre. This month he publishes the novel The Seducers, the third volume of his quintet about Los Angeles, an absorbing story about Marilyn Monroe and her controversial death.
His work and his life will be reviewed in this event through the conversation that Ellroy will have with Helena de Bertodano, journalist specialized in interviews and celebrity profiles, as well as in reports and travel articles for publications such as The Sunday Times, The Times, The Telegraph, The Observer, Harper's Bazaar and Marie Claire. She has interviewed more than 1,000 people over the past 25 years, including the Dalai Lama, Meryl Streep, George Soros, Ringo Starr, George Best, Yehudi Menuhin and Jacinda Ardern.
Event in English with simultaneous interpretation into Spanish
Price: €8.00 (EUR)
Co-organized with Fundación Telefónica and with the collaboration of Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial and Fundación Cajasol
History remains in our memory for the great events. But also for the small stories with small letters and legends. The latter include myths, which help us to explain our western culture and its behaviors, heroism, generosity, selfishness, bravery, envy... The gods of Olympus and the heroes of classical antiquity are the protagonists of a fascinating series of myths that never cease to amaze us. In this event, Emilio del Río will talk about modernity and the validity of myths in our lives, in conversation with the writer and journalist Carlos Aganzo.
Del Río holds a PhD in Classical Philology from the Complutense University of Madrid, is an academic, writer, and professor of Latin Language and Linguistics at the Complutense University of Madrid. His program on RNE Verba Volant has been among the favorites of the radio cultural scene for more than a decade; he is the author of successful books such as Latin lovers, Calamares a la romana and Locos por los clásicos. Aganzo is the author of some twenty books of poetry and as many travel books. He has been director of Diario de Ávila and El Norte de Castilla and is currently director of the Vocento Foundation.
Event in Spanish
Free entry, up to capacity
Co-organized with the City of Seville and the Infanta Elena Public Library
One crime, two, three... a whole symphony of deaths on paper interpreted with one, two, three hands... Those of the writers who hide behind the pseudonym of Carmen Mola and who are already part of the imaginary of the crime novel in Spain, with thousands of copies sold and read. Three men with women's names and who have given life to the inspector Elena Blanco, capable in her investigations of many things that even she could not imagine.
Behind the pseudonym Carmen Mola are Jorge Díaz, Agustín Martínez and Antonio Mercero. Everything was discovered when they won the Planeta Prize in 2021 with La bestia (The Beast). It was preceded by the trilogy starring the inspector Elena Blanco, which has given rise to two more novels. The three writers decided to root themselves around Carmen Mola, to give free rein to their desire to write under the influence of the greats of the noir genre such as Fred Vargas or Dashiell Hammett. The experiment went well.
The trio will discuss their work and influences with journalist Manuel Pedraz. With a degree in Journalism from the Complutense University of Madrid, he has been an associate professor at the Faculty of Communication at the University of Seville and is president of the José María BernáldezAssociation of Cultural Journalists of Andalusia. His professional career has long been linked to cultural programs on RNE.
Event in Spanish
Price: €8.00 (EUR)
Co-organized with Grupo Planeta and the Seville City Council
James Ellroy (Lee Earle Ellroy) is one of the most renowned writers of crime novels, with a long work that has been successfully adapted, twice, to the cinema. A direct heir to the geniuses of the genre such as Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler, Ellroy's style is direct, with few words, dry as a bourbon, which gives his main characters a personality that leaves no one indifferent: they sharpen their words while caressing the gun. His life, marked in his youth by the unsolved murder of his mother, has inspired some of his novels.
He was born in Los Angeles in 1948 and after the separation of his parents, and when he was only 10 years old, his mother was murdered. Over time he became a thief and alcoholic, which earned him jail time. After giving up drinking and finding a job as a Caddy on a golf course, he began to write. His first novel, Requiem for Brown recreates his own life. Other crime novels followed, such as Suicide Hill, The Angel Quartet and The Black Dahlia. Shortly after, in 1990, came the internationally renowned Los Ángeles Confidencial, which prolonged his success in the cinema with a version that is already considered a classic of the noir genre. This month he publishes the novel The Seducers, the third volume of his quintet about Los Angeles, an absorbing story about Marilyn Monroe and her controversial death.
Presented by Sheila Cremaschi.
Event in English with simultaneous interpretation into Spanish
Free registration on the Espacio Fundación Telefónica de Madrid website on January
Co-organized with Fundación Telefónica and the collaboration of Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial and Fundación Cajasol
