Merthyr Rock 2012

Formed in the year 2000 by the bandleader Juancho Valencia —musician, pianist, producer and winner of a Latin Grammy—, Puerto Candelaria is a combination that plays an exciting fusion of genres: their songs mingle chucu chucu, cumbia, rock, tropical and jazz. Their most recent album, Fiesta candelaria, released in early 2025, was nominated for a Latin Grammy.

El hijo del hombre, by Juan Esteban Constaín, is a literary and historical essay in which the author examines early Christianity and its profound impact. This writer, whose very personal style is full of anecdotes, will talk to María del Pilar Valencia, about this book on classical antiquity and how Christianity became the official religion of the Roman Empire.

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Aged just 13, Cecilia Baena became the world speed skating champion. At the competition, held in Barrancabermeja, she won four world titles and broke the world record. So began the history of success of Chechi Baena, who, a year later, was awarded the title of Colombian Sportswoman of the Year. After her early start, she continued to win at championships around the world, and at competitions in Colombia and abroad, gaining both indoor and outdoor titles and becoming a role model for girls and boys who have decided to make skating their sport of choice. In conversation with Pascual Gaviria.

We live as slaves to algorithms that activate our automatic pilots. An antidote to overcoming this apathy is to return to philosophy; to read the reflections and teachings of those who invite us to be critical and think for ourselves. Pablo R. Arango has done so by giving us portraits of Plato, St Augustine and Descartes in Sirvan la cicuta, crucifiquen al autómata; and Lu Beccasino has covered the Stoics, talking about love and other topics in Si nos enseñaran a amar. They will talk to María del Pilar Valencia.