2025 has been a year of contrasts—intense, emotional, transformative. It began with a heartfelt farewell and ends with my soul wide open after the magical, peaceful family moments we usually share in Escondida. In between, there was laughter under a sky full of fireflies outside Kuala Lumpur with my grandson Mauricio; a spiritual retreat in […]
The return home and the emotion that lasts Returning to Santa Ana after a weekend like the one I just had is anything but a return to routine. Instead, it is a journey home filled with emotion, gratitude, and vivid memories that [...]
Life is offering me its gifts with an intensity I had never known before. Perhaps it is because my mother’s passing has opened doors I never realized existed. Losing her felt like letting go of a part of myself I had taken [...]
“The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.” Lao Tzu “Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.” André Gide We disembarked from Ilma several weeks ago. As I sat at [...]
“Learning isn’t mandatory; it’s voluntary. Improving isn’t mandatory; it’s voluntary. But to survive, we have to learn.” – Edwards Deming “There is no greater joy than being able to work for the good of all humanity, doing what you do best.” – [...]
It’s curious how, at certain moments in life, you start hearing questions that reflect what people think and expect of you. “Have you retired yet?” “So, what are you doing now?” “Are you reinventing yourself?” “What’s next?” I’ve found myself facing these [...]
Perhaps the first three words of this article’s headline have made you think of Adidas’ ” Impossible is Nothing ” campaign, but no, I don’t intend to write about it (although I’ll gladly add one of its iconic commercials to the end [...]
Six young advertisers will represent the country in Cannes They will participate in a world advertising contest that gathers more than 50 countries. Contest consists of mounting a complete campaign in less than 50 hours Rating: 0 votes Irene Rodríguez S. irodriguez@nacion. [...]
We went down from 56 to 47 entries in Cannes this year, although the number of agencies participating only went from 7 to 6. At the same time, I believe that even though we have fewer pieces participating for Costa Rica, the [...]
Seis Mil Colores by our client Protecto is the case with which we will be participating in Cannes 2010. While in the other festivals we have entered a good number of pieces, in the largest and most important festival in the world [...]
Recently, I tried–really tried–to buy a book for my book club. I went online and ordered The Alchemist, by Paulo Coelho. Then, a week later, I had a free moment at work, and I thought, Oh, I should order that book club [...]
March 2010 ” Professional Woman ” Professional Woman By: Gina Buendía Vivian Fernández de Torrijos The driving force behind TRIBU DDB Panama For five years she served as First Lady of the Republic involved in the social agenda of the State. She [...]
Although predictions are already coming and going for the upcoming festival, the coincidences continue around the extraordinary work by Tribal DDB for Philips Cinema and its “Parallel Lines” by Ridley Scott Associates. Last year’s Grand Prix winner at Cyber intends to repeat [...]
