Retratos

Magdalena Solé first visited Cuba in 2011 and has returned every year since, enchanted by the place and the people who live in this slender stretch of land. Her photographs reveal the stirrings of transformation, however subtle and hard to see, and reflect a Cuba that is both tough and vulnerable. Cuba hasta siempre consists of more than 150 full-color photographs taken by Solé, accompanied by a foreword written by Time columnist and travel writer Pico Iyer. With minimal text, this book offers a view of Cuba beyond the tourist trade and the wealthy upper class. The photographs portray...

En las memorias de su infancia José Revueltas recordó alguna vez que "[...] de chico siempre me desvivía porque me compraran proyectores con lámpara de alcohol, iba al Volador a comprar cintas viejas, por metro [...]". Recordaba también las proyecciones públicas, en su infancia en Durango: "Era gratis, ponían una sábana en la plaza y proyectaban películas, a mi me parecía algo mágico, verdaderamente extraordinario [...]". Entre aquel transcurrir de la infancia a la adolescencia y la juventud, viendo el cine mudo italiano, o el cine de Chaplin, José Revueltas se convirtió en un...

This title offers monographs on the most important Spanish, African and Latin American photographers. "The PhotoBolsillo" series is dedicated to publishing monographs on the most notable Spanish, African, and Latin American photographers of the recent past. Each small-format paperback features full-page, full-colour and black-and-white photographs representing the best of the artist's portfolio - each of which is captioned with title and year. Additionally there is a Chronology, plus lists of exhibitions and collections in which the photographer's work has been/is displayed, plus a brief...