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 […]
Today I received an email from Lilliana Gonzalez, Executive Director and driving force of the Community (formerly ASCAP), which made me very happy: the second edition of the Effie is coming. She also brought this image that I loved: As if organizing [...]
Have you heard that expression that says: “como quitarle un confite a un niño”? Or the one that adds a bit of humor and says: “Como arrearle a un borracho jumo! Seriously, there are topics that no matter how complex or difficult [...]
Today I have a few questions for you, if it’s not too much to ask, after you watch at least a fragment of this video recorded freehand with a Flip. Five times a day in Muslim countries you can hear a call [...]
“Mae, Fidel! No! Mae, not so soon!”, we would have told him if we could have asked him for a few more days, one more composition, one more concert. In an unexpected move, Fidel surprised us again with his talent, although this [...]
We have all enjoyed or suffered the Oscars awards in Hollywood. A few on the site, and all the rest of us, happily do it on TV. It’s sensational! I enjoy watching the films first, and then the talent, creativity, production, innovation [...]
I often have an amusing discussion with my children, because I think there is no better pizza than anchovy pizza. They find it obnoxious, while I find it wonderful. The anchovy is always salty, juicy and defined, so it stands out [...]
A couple of years ago I took this picture. I used a Nikon 70-200 lens from a mountain that was windy and cold and had me suffering. I guess it corresponds to the late afternoon in the Himalayas from the black mountain, [...]
La Comunidad and La Nación will once again organize the competition in Costa Rica to bring young people to compete in Cannes. At the heart of our organizations, stimulating young creatives in our country is pure emotion, adrenaline and future. We do [...]
Possibly the beginning of Branded Content was made by Julio Vernes or later by Procter Gamble with novels. However, from the most recent, these two ideas have been shown today, among many others. Another example of “branded content” comes from BMW. What [...]
A new category will be launched: Mobile. It will be removed from the Cyber section and a new competition area will be created at the Festival. It will be opened in recognition of the growing number of entries competing in mobile, as [...]
At the close of his presentation, Phil Thomas said that the world’s creative winners are coming from the south and east. He asked for mercy when we finish taking over the world! After extolling the participation of clients and media, especially digital, [...]
Kicking off the meeting of Cannes representatives from around the world, Phil Thomas gave the welcome and began by talking about Google. In fact, in the year Eric Schmidt was “Media Person of the Year”. At the same time, Google won [...]
