The closing was held at the FIC Press House in the historic center of Guanajuato where the general director of the Festival, Mariana Aymerich Ordoñez, made both recognitions and expressed her satisfaction with the repercussion and success of this important event, for the first time hybrid. : face-to-face and virtual.
He also recognized the public that they respected the sanitary measures and the restrictions imposed by the pandemic, such as the limited capacity in places of performance such as the Alhóndiga stands, among many others.
On behalf of the Tourism Secretariat of the Guanajuato government, Jorge Cabrejos, marketing director of said institution, said that the FIC 49 – its well-known acronym – was a great opportunity for the recovery and local economic reactivation by registering the visit until today. than 47 thousand tourists in hotels in the city.
On behalf of the state government, the director of the State Institute of Culture of Guanajuato, Adriana Camarena, expressed her satisfaction with the return to presence after a complex 2020, even with the measures imposed by the pandemic.
Cuba and Coahuila gave a particular touch of height to the event whose international projection was measured by a virtual attendance of nine million 39 thousand 526 visitors, thanks to the digital offer made up of 27 virtual shows and 70 face-to-face shows.
In total, the public had at their fingertips 97 artistic proposals from around the world. Apart from the stellarity of Cuba, the countries with the greatest presence were the United States, Colombia, Argentina, Canada and Peru, according to the summary of the festival.
During the day and at night, the local and visiting public went to the face-to-face stages of the state of Guanajuato in which 61 musical, 26 theatrical, eight dance and two operatic shows took place for a total of 97.
The event was broadcast to Argentina, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Paraguay, Uruguay, the United States, Canada, Cuba, and at the national level to the 32 federal entities, including the capital.
It was announced that the 50th FIC will meet again with audiences from around the world in a cultural exchange led by Mexico City and South Korea for the 60th anniversary of their diplomatic relations, as special guests
The Secretary of Culture, Alejandra Frausto, said that this 49th festival will be unforgettable, and the 50th will be extraordinary because Mexico City is the heart of the country and it had never been invited and thanked the Head of Government, Claudia Sheinbaum, for accepting it, and with South Korea the ramifications extend to Asia and its ancient culture.
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