Carlos Bardem and Hugo Coya in conversation with Teresa Ruiz-Rosas

Cuadernos hispanoamericanos aims to promote knowledge and exchange between writers of different generations and nationalities, united by a single language and literary tradition, enriched by authors of diverse origins. At this event, Carlos Bardem, a well-known Spanish actor and writer, presents his latest book, Badaq, transporting us to 1583 where, through the eyes of a rhinoceros carried to Madrid as a gift for King Phillip II, the novel criticises the exploitation and corruption of the Spanish Empire. Also with Hugo Coya (Peru), the renowned journalist, television producer, university lecturer and public speaker, who presents El espía continental, a kind of spin-off of El último en la torre (2022) which explores the political turmoil of 1930 in Mexico and the life of Jacobo Hurwitz, an enigmatic spy who had Peruvian and Jewish roots. Both authors, known for their literary skills and for their contributions to historical understanding and reflection through fiction, will talk to Teresa Ruiz Rosas about the colonial past.