The Murcian journalist and writer presented his latest release to readers this Friday at the Aula de Cultura de LA VERDAD, in the Fundación Cajamurcia
Carlos del Amor confessed to being shy in front of the readers and followers of his journalistic work that this Friday filled the Aula de Cultura de LA VERDAD, located in the Assembly Hall of the Cajamurcia Foundation. LA VERDAD journalist Manuel Madrid led this meeting with Carlos del Amor, regarding the launch of his latest book, ‘Portray you. When every look is a story’.
«I like to feel the warmth of the readers. I like to feel that a book can bring people together, still do. That there are people who are willing to spend some time in the warmth of a book,” said the Spanish television communicator and author of successful books such as “Emocionarte” -winner of the Espasa 2020 Award- and “La vida a veces”, presented in this book presents 36 portraits from the 15th century to the 21st century by 33 authors.
During the meeting, an overview was made of some of these works and the striking and curious stories they conceal. Stories like that of Tamara de Lempicka who, as Manuel Madrid said, was “one of those captivating, modern, feminist and free women who shook the closed minds of the time” or the Russian painter Zinaída Serebriakova “who, with two of their four children. A temporary journey that became a forced exile. 41 years without being able to see his other two children. Or like Frida Kahlo, whom the author hesitated to include in his book. “Everything is promoted around his figure. It is a poster, it’s a T-shirt… and how many Frida Kahlo paintings have we seen?” the author asked about “a woman who followed her diary by painting. She always said she had two accidents in her life had: that with the streetcar and her love for Diego Rivera. I wanted to justify the figure of the artist beyond the character,” the writer said.
During the event, the Murcian shared some anecdotes about the writing of the book, such as the conversation with Miriam Escofet, the only living author spoken of, who was commissioned to paint a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II. “He told me that the Queen was nice and that her main concern was not to be late, to comply with English punctuality,” he said with a laugh.
With regard to his journalistic work for the TVE news and also responsible for the program ‘La matematica del espejo’, the Murcian was grateful: «It is nice to go to a museum, to a festival, to speak with a film director and that it’s your job. It is a wonderful profession for which we are paid ».
The journalist also spoke about his relationship with great internationally recognized figures such as Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem. “There is a section of society that has a certain mania for them because they speak their mind, unlike athletes, but they are standard bearers of our culture.”
Source: La Verdad
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