It will be next Tuesday when International Book Day is commemorated, and within the framework of this date a wide range of activities are scheduled for April 23, one of them is the screening of the documentary “Gabo, the magic of the Real ”, this 10 years after his death, with the comments of the literary editor, Claudia Quezada.
The documentary, which will be presented in the courtyard of the Municipal Palace Cultural Center starting at 7:00 p.m., tells the story of how a little Colombian was able to win the admiration of millions of people in the world, from poor people to the most powerful in the world. orb.
Gabriel García Márquez is one of the greatest figures of Hispanic literature, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1982 and author of the acclaimed and world-known masterpiece “One Hundred Years of Solitude.”
In addition to memorable works such as “The Colonel Has No One to Write to Him,” “La Hojarasca,” “Memoria de mis putas tristes”; He grew up among the poverty and violence of northern Colombia and became a man motivated by the love of life and with a magical and sensual sensitivity.
A film about the incredible power of imagination that follows the interwoven threads of the life and works of Gabriel García Márquez, affectionately called “Gabo” throughout Latin America.
Born on March 6, 1927 in the city of Aracataca, Magdalena, Colombia, Gabriel José García Márquez, a renowned Colombian writer and journalist, was recognized for his novels and stories, he also stood out in fictional narrative, speeches, reports, film reviews and memoirs.
His light went out on April 17, 2014, after fighting a long battle against lymphatic cancer that was diagnosed in 1999; disease that had already affected her lungs, lymph nodes and liver.
The City Council of San Luis Potosí invites this Tuesday, April 23 at 7:00 pm to the exhibition of the document at the Municipal Palace Cultural Center, where a large influx of public is expected.
