For the second year the event will be held Central America account (CAC) where the opening ceremony of the festival, scheduled for May 20, will have a dialogue between the Spanish musician Joan Manuel Serrat, awarded the Princess of Asturias Award, and the president of the festival, Sergio Ramírezalso Cervantes Award. Together they will explore the link between poetry, art and music.
The Spanish who was born December 27, 1943 He has recorded more than 500 songs, 40 albums and has put music to the verses of the most laureate poets.
The composer, poet, troubadour … got off the stage forever in 2022 with his farewell tour The vice of singing 1965-2022which began in New York and ended at home, at the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona, after touring all of Spain and America.
Serrat will be with almost 60 international guests, including Central American, who will dialogue about literature, creation, cinema, music and relevant themes for the region, such as freedom of expression, human rights, migration, the environment and the different forms of inequality.
The edition, scheduled from May 19 to 24, will be dedicated to Miguel Ángel Asturias, on the occasion of the 125th anniversary of his birth and 50 of his death.
This festival was founded 10 years ago in Nicaragua with the purpose of opening a window to Central American writers to the world and, through that window, allow the world
I knew the literature of the region. We start modestly, with a few writers, and then, due to circumstances outside the festival, we migrate. We became itinerant, being held in different cities in Central America and the Caribbean. The first experience was in Costa Rica. Pandemia forced us to become a digital platform with an intense program.
What writers will participate in the Central America Festival?
Within the activity they will also be Gioconda Belli (Nicaragua), Richard Ford (USA), Sergio Ramírez (Nicaragua), Carmen Aristegui (Mexico), Fernando León de Aranoa (Spain), Rosa Beltrán (Mexico), as well as Rodrigo Rey Rosa (Guatemala), María Ospina Pizano (Colombia), Horacio Castellanos Moya (El Salvador), Jorge Volpi (Mexico), Pepa Good (Spain), to mention some of the list that will be present at this festival.
The dates and program of the Central America Festival Account
The activity will begin on Monday, May 19 and will conclude on Saturday, May 24. This festival will also be in Comalapa, Totonicapán and Guatemala City. To know the rest of the Visit the page of Central Americancounta.com.