. Some nights enter our lives quietly and then stay with us forever—unexpected, unforgettable, and impossible not to smile about when we remember them. In my previous post, I wrote about the launch of The Art of Detachment in Madrid a couple of weeks ago—a magical evening surrounded by extraordinary people, where I had the […]
I’m 63 years old and alive and kicking. I’m in awe and thrilled to bits, currently trying to carry on with my life in the midst of the new normal. Due to the covid-19 pandemic, I’ve been staying at home most of [...]
At that time, San José was home to a living, breathing example of a dream come true. Two inspired youngsters, Jorge Jiménez and Giselle Zamora, ventured off to Italy 43 years ago where they blazed a trail, had a son named Esteban, [...]
A few years ago, when I first wrote this piece in the Costa Rican newspaper La Nación, Apple had just broken ground in an innovative way that had nothing to do with technology, a new device or a new machine. Rather, they’d [...]
It was March 2008 when I programmed the rental car’s GPS to find the closest gas station. I was in Paris and had to fill the tank in order to avoid the steep cost of gas at the rental agency. Since I [...]
When I typed this question into Google, a whopping 241 million results came up. “Holy shit!” I thought to myself. Then, I tweaked my query slightly, swapping the word “world” for “life” and two million more search results were generated. Safe to [...]
My blogging debut was back in 2005 when I first wrote a few lines here, on the Slow Burn blog, named A Fuego Lento in Spanish. Since then, it has certainly lived up to its name; I’ve gone through periods of writing [...]
NEWS PUBLISHED IN LATINSPOTS: (22/03/10). In an unforgettable night, Tribu DDB was the most awarded agency of the Caribbean Festival with 21 awards (4 Golds, 8 Silvers and 9 Bronzes). Father with 11 and Pagés BBDO with 9, followed on the podium. [...]
In an unforgettable night, Tribu DDB has been the most awarded agency in the Caribbean Festival that concluded just a few hours ago. We won 3 Golds, 7 Silvers and 9 Bronzes in a creative competition that included agencies from Central America, [...]
Hans Rosling was an exchange student in India when he discovered that Asia had all the capabilities to claim its place as the world’s dominant economic force. At TEDIndia, he charted economic growth since 1858 and predicted the exact date when India [...]
From our new friends at DM9 DDB Brasil, who edited this video… for you!
Dr. Roberto Sasso will be hitting a bases loaded home run today with the stadium full to the last chair, as he launched the idea, sustained it and it finally materializes at the Children’s Museum, under license and authorization of TED in [...]
ADLATINA. March 18, 2010 COSTA RICA: TRIBU DDB WAS AGENCY OF THE YEAR AT THE VOLCANO FESTIVAL “Stimulating competitiveness in our markets is essential to win abroad”. The president of Tribu DDB Costa Rica reflected on the reality of regional creativity, with [...]
