I start typing with an overwhelming feeling of defeat. Not because the trip at the end of August to which I am going to refer went badly, but because I think it is almost impossible to translate into text what I experienced. No adjective is sufficient to describe what it really means to experience “Burning […]
The Times of India presented a spectacular case in Cannes, awarded and applauded with a standing ovation, because it represents not only a powerful idea, but also reflects the spirit that is to be recognized with Lions and other statuettes at festivals [...]
There is a lot of work to do and a lot to do, so let’s stop being so sweet, because any agency, any country, any peasant can take our breath away in an instant. To win you have to focus, and [...]
We often miss the short-lists or the bronzes of a category, because naturally the golds are the first to capture our attention. However, important lessons can be learned from them, as is the case in this note from Arteaga in Puerto Rico. [...]
With two bronzes and a silver at the last Cannes Lions, Shackleton shows with this idea how great a proposal can be and how unfair a jury can be, in my opinion. Is there anyone who doesn’t agree with me that this [...]
With a record 25,660 entries from more than 80 countries participating this year, next Sunday sees another week take off at the Palais des Festivals at La Croissette in Cannes. While almost 5,000 films are participating for Film, “only” 786 will compete [...]
Carlos Gonzalez was my partner, friend, brother in Mexico during the five years we lived there. Carlos died in an accident in his Duccatti at high speed on the highway to Acapulco, and because of this, today he enjoys from heaven the [...]
I don’t think I have told you so far about my passion for chairs, a relationship that began about 20 years ago when, without realizing what I was buying, I bought two Wassily chairs by Marcel Breuer at Knoll in Mexico. It [...]
