A Conversation About Culture and Creativity at Café Fénix During her book tour in Mexico, author and illustrator Laura Elena Rodríguez Garcidueñas had the opportunity to share Juego de Pelota: Descubre sus secretos con La Catrina Bohemia in a particularly meaningful setting: Café Fénix in Salamanca, a city that holds an important place in Laura’s…
One meaningful stops on Laura Elena Rodríguez Garcidueñas’ book tour in Mexico was her visit to the Universidad Tecnológica del Suroeste de Guanajuato (UTSOE) in Valle de Santiago, Guanajuato. As part of the university’s Culture and Sports Week, Laura was invited to give the talk “Experiencia como autora: creación de libros infantiles para contar la…
If you were visiting Mexico City in time of FIFA 2026, you could visit and try Juego de pelota by yourself at the main central square Zócalo. Our book tour across Mexico made a very special stop in the heart of the country’s capital. Thanks to an invitation from the Mexico City Institute of Sports…
Laura had the pleasure to present her book at the Museo Yancuic in Mexico City. As part of her book tour across Mexico, author, illustrator, and Editorial Parangueo Co-founder & CEO Laura Elena Rodríguez Garcidueñas presented her children’s book, Juego de Pelota: Descubre sus secretos con La Catrina Bohemia, at Museo Yancuic in Mexico City….
Some of the most meaningful moments behind Juego de Pelota: Descubre sus secretos con La Catrina Bohemia began with a simple conversation. While researching the book, author and illustrator Laura Elena discovered an interview with Dany Metzcoatl, an Ulama player and active promoter of traditions, on the Art Mexica channel. Looking for first-hand knowledge of…
As part of her book tour in Mexico, author and illustrator Laura Elena Rodríguez Garcidueñas attended the 4th Ulama Tournament at Tlaxcoaque, Mexico City, where she had the opportunity to watch women players compete and meet some of the women who are actively practicing this ancestral ballgame today. The encounter offered Laura another opportunity to…
Laura presented her book and the tradition of Juego de pelota at the Embassy of Mexico in the Czech Republic in Prague. Before beginning her Mexico tour, Laura Elena Rodríguez Garcidueñas presented her new book, Juego de Pelota: Descubre sus secretos con La Catrina Bohemia, at the Embassy of Mexico in the Czech Republic in…
We are happy we could participate at the Robotic Day 2026 in Prague as a demo/piloting project. Robotic Day is an international educational robotics competition. Our table was fully occupied during the whole Sunday event open to public. Watch our instagram reel to grab the spirit of the event and our POKTABOT activity:
We have created a new Instagram account “POKTABOT” just to share our activities related to the robotic Juego de pelota game POKTABOT. You can follow us on:
On May 9th, 2026, Laura Elena presented the story about the meso-american game Juego de pelota (the ball game), known also as Pok-ta-pok. During the speech she introduced her new book about the same topic: