Book by José Agustín and Francisco Ortiz Pinchetti is presented

Alondra Flores Soto

The newspaper La Jornada
Thursday, August 29, 2024, p. 11

The book presentation Two brothers, one country It became a tribute to remember the recently deceased José Agustín Ortiz Pinchetti, one of the authors of the memoirs that are intertwined with the evolution of contemporary Mexico and the aspirations for democracy.

The details of the presentation were already scheduled, that it would take place in the Porrúa bookstore in Chapultepec Forest, the presenters and the date, which was planned by José Agustín himself. Given the sudden death of the specialized prosecutor in electoral matters, the meeting We carried it out as is, as a tribute to his memorysaid Francisco Ortiz Pinchetti, the other author of the book recently published by the Porrúa publishing house.

This book is a unique exercise in which tolerance and respect prevail, with the backdrop of Mexico’s transition to democracy. José Agustín tells it as a promoter and protagonist. I, as the chronicler that I am.

The two brothers, one a lawyer, the other a journalist, describe in the pages moments of the contemporary history of the country and the personal way in which they lived through it. On October 2 in Tlatelolco; Hawkshot in it Corpus Christi Thursday of 1971; the disputed elections in Chihuahua, in 1986; the coup against the newspaper Excelsior and Vicente Fox’s victory in 2000 are some of these episodes narrated. Over time, they did not agree on their position on Andrés Manuel López Obrador.

Francisco Ortiz admitted that in recent years they have radically disagreed on the vision of Mexico’s current political situation. However, we always overcome these differences and mutually respect our different points of view. We confirm that it is possible to disagree, but with openness, dialogue and tolerance..

He commented that shortly before the pandemic, after a curious misunderstanding, they decided to each write their respective vision of Mexico from the sieve of their own lives and publish both texts in a single book, Fortunately we completed this project.

The former reporter of Excelsior and the magazine Process, specialized in electoral issues, acknowledged that We often shared our personal experiences and agreed on our assessments of national political events. However, we did not agree on the issue of political and ideological geometries..

Last July, both authors presented their new book in Oaxaca, but the event in Mexico City could not be repeated, and despite the unfortunate event, it took place yesterday, on St. Augustine’s Day.