Parangueo Media Books
This time, Parangueo Media was invited to participate in the Literary Encounters in Linz, a space that Patricia Estrada has been building for years to bring literature, Mexican culture and the Spanish language closer to the community in this Austrian city. Patricia, known by many as “La Catrina de Linz,” has been promoting Mexican culture…
One of the special moments during the Mexico book tour of Juego de Pelota: Descubre sus secretos con La Catrina Bohemia was learning that the book would become part of the selection at Librerías El Sótano, one of the well-known bookstore chains in Mexico. For Laura Elena Rodríguez Garcidueñas, the author and illustrator of the…
The Mexico tour for Juego de Pelota: Descubre sus secretos con La Catrina Bohemia came to a close at the Auditorio Eduardo Matos Moctezuma, at the Museo del Sitio del Templo Mayor in Mexico City. After visiting different cities and meeting players, readers, students, educators, and people dedicated to Mexican cultural heritage, ending the tour…
During her Mexico tour, Laura Elena Rodríguez Garcidueñas had the opportunity to join a very special summer workshop at IBBY México, after being invited by Dany Metzcoatl, who was leading activities to introduce children to Ulama. The invitation was a natural continuation of the connection that had begun during the research for Juego de Pelota:…
As part of her Mexico book tour, Laura Elena Rodríguez Garcidueñas brought Juego de Pelota: Descubre sus secretos con La Catrina Bohemia to Librería El Sótano Miguel Ángel de Quevedo in Coyoacán, for a presentation that brought the book together with some of the people who had also been part of its research process. Joining…
Valle de Santiago, Guanajuato, is a place with a special connection to Laura Elena . Although she was born there, her childhood was closely tied to the city, where she grew up surrounded by a large and loving family. Returning years later to present her new book made this stop of her Mexico tour particularly…
Some places become part of every story through the different stages of the life. Irapuato, Guanajuato, is one of those places for Laura Elena Rodríguez Garcidueñas. Laura studied at university in Irapuato and later worked there, making the city part of an important chapter of her life. Years later, she returned with a very different…
As part of her Mexico book tour, author and illustrator Laura Elena Rodríguez Garcidueñas traveled to Morelia to meet players of Uárhukua Chanakua, the traditional Purépecha ballgame. The connection had actually begun much earlier, while Laura was researching Juego de Pelota: Descubre sus secretos con La Catrina Bohemia. For the Uárhukua Chanakua section, she watched…
As part of her book tour in Mexico, author and illustrator Laura Elena Rodríguez Garcidueñas presented Juego de Pelota: Descubre sus secretos con La Catrina Bohemia at the Centro de las Artes de Guanajuato in Salamanca Laura was invited to take part in the event through Mitote por el Arte, a cultural collective in Salamanca….
As part of her book tour in Mexico, author and illustrator Laura Elena Rodríguez Garcidueñas had the opportunity to meet members of Guanajuato’s literary community during a Tertulia Literaria at the Biblioteca Central Estatal Wigberto Jiménez Moreno in León. The morning brought together writers, readers, and people involved in promoting literature in the state, creating…