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The president international book fair (FIL) of Guadalajara and Guadalajara International Film Festival Raul Padilla Lopez committed suicide this Sunday morning, as confirmed by the Attorney General of Jalisco in Mexico.
In a statement, the state agency said it was investigating the circumstances in which the former rector of the University of Guadalajara (UdeG), who was at his home in the Vallarta Poniente (district) area of Guadalajara, committed the crime. own life.
“Subdivisions of law enforcement agencies arrived at the scene, as well as city paramedics, who confirmed the fact. A firearm was found at the scene, as well as a post-mortem Raul Padilla”, – indicated in the institution.
UdeG regrets the death of what it called “one of the most important cultural promoters in recent Mexican history” who founded the FIL, considered the most important in Spanish-speaking countries and who won the 2020 Princess of Asturias Prize for Communication and the Humanities along with the Hay Festival.
Padilla Lopez, 69, was rector of UdeG from 1989 to 1995, during which time he promoted reform to create a network of Jalisco universities. He has also been a promoter of the University Cultural Center and various initiatives to promote the arts.
The cultural promoter has also had various media clashes with Jalisco governor Enrique Alfaro and the president over the past three years. Andres Manuel Lopez Obradorwho called it part of the “caciqs” that controlled the country’s public universities.
UdeG rector Ricardo Villanueva expressed his regret to the university community over the death of its former rector.
“There are lives that leave a great legacy for many generations. The life of Mr. Raul Padilla Lopez is one of them. Rest in peace,” he wrote on his social networks.
FIL Lima 2023: Mexico will no longer be a guest country
Last August, the Book Chamber of Peru announced that Mexico would Honorary guest of the country for FIL Lima 2023, however this Monday they announced that they would not be participating in the event. Through a statement and without giving further details, they explained this decision.
“The reason for this letter is to inform you that the Mexican Embassy in Peru has informed that due to circumstances beyond its control, it has deemed it necessary to withdraw from its participation as the guest of honor of the FIL Lima 2023 country. However, they reaffirmed their interest in supporting the Peruvian Book Chamber in an additional effort to secure the presence of Mexican writers.
(According to the EFE agency)
Source: RPP
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