Hay Festival Jericó 2023

In 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

Something that has strongly characterised the evolution of our species and our societies is our relationship with water. In La sed. Una historia antropológica (y personal) de la vida en tierras de agua escasa, its author takes us on a fascinating journey through time and space. In capitating prose, she links scientific discoveries with inherited tales full of life, exploring the complex relationship between humanity and thirst throughout history. From the origins of civilisations, to our contemporary challenges, this book is an invitation to reflect on our link with water and our difficulties as a species. The journalist and anthropologist, Virginia Mendoza (Spain), is the author of books that explore roots, as well as their lack. Winner of the Manuel Iradier Award for Communication in 2019 for her contribution to the La Exploradora Geographical Society, she will talk about her most recent book with Ana Cristina Restrepo.

A special opportunity to find out about the working model of the Hay Festival with Cristina Fuentes La Roche, OBE, International Director of the Hay Festival, where she has been working since 2005. She founded and has been running the Hay Festival Cartagena de Indias and Segovia since 2006, the Hay Festival Mexico since 2010 and the Hay Festival Arequipa since 2015. She has directed specific projects for the promotion of new authors, such as: Bogota39 (2007 and 2017), Beirut39 (2010), Africa39 (2014) and Aarhus39 (2018). She has worked for Canning House, the Latin American forum in London that promotes cultural exchange among the UK, Latin America and Spain. She was in London for five years at Arts and Business, an organisation that builds alliances between the private sector and the field of culture. She studied Business and Administration at the Autonomous University of Madrid and has a Master’s in Cultural Management from Birkbeck College, London.

Three authors who reflect on our relationship with nature in their writings will talk to Adriana Cooper. Virginia Mendoza (Spain), journalist and anthropologist, is the author of La sed, an incisive investigation into water as an engine of civilisation, and the catastrophic social consequences of its lack. Rafael Navarro (Spain) sociologist, farmer and ecological activist, is the author of Planeta invernadero, a novel about an agricultural engineer who decides to make a change in her life. Martín von Hildebrand (Colombia) is an anthropologist and ethnographer, and he presents his book of memoir, El llamado del jaguar, which is about the importance of defending the autonomy of indigenous communities, as well as of the Amazon territories.

Rigoberto Urán (Colombia) is a living legend of world cycling. Silver medal at the London Olympic Games in 2012, as well as for the Italian Giro in 2013 and 2014 and the Tour de France in 2017, this great sportsman will talk about his extraordinary career at the top of his sport, and his book RIGO, with Eva Rey.

Nominated for the Latin Grammy Awards in 2020 for the Best Cumbia/Vallenato Album, the Cumbia Stars is a band that plays Colombian tropical music, and is the only new band in the tropical genre on the legendary Discos Fuentes label. They will give us a musical tour of the 14 biggest hits (the “catorce cañonazos”) of the last few years. A performance created with the greatest care.