Armando Montes de Santiago

He has been a member of the organizing committee of the Guadalajara International Book Fair (FIL) for 20 years. For several years, he led the International Sales department. He currently serves as General Coordinator of Exhibitors and Professionals and leads key projects for the fair, including the Comic + Graphic Novel Hall and Libros al Gusto.

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Opening Talk

Isol Misenta

Isol Misenta (Buenos Aires, 1972) is a specialist in storytelling through the dialogue between images and words—she both draws and writes her stories. She studied Fine Arts and earned a degree in Arts at the University of Buenos Aires (UBA), where she currently lives. She has published 27 books, which have been translated into seventeen languages.

As a complete author, she writes and illustrates her own books for both children and adults (though she prefers not to draw sharp distinctions between categories). She has also illustrated texts by Paul Auster, Jorge Luján, Graciela Montes, Julio Cortázar, and Federico García Lorca, among others.

Her book Petit, el monstruo (Petit, the Monster) inspired the animated series Petit, a coproduction between Argentina, Chile, Colombia, and Spain, now spanning three seasons and recipient of multiple international awards.

Isol’s work has received wide international recognition, with numerous distinctions including awards from the Argentine Association of Children’s and Young Adult Literature (ALIJA) and the Banco del Libro de Caracas. She received the Golden Apple Award in 2003 and was a finalist for the Hans Christian Andersen Award, granted by the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY), in 2006 and 2008. In 2013, she won the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award (ALMA), one of the most prestigious honors in world literature.

Some of her books include La Costura, El Menino, Secreto de familia, Nocturno, Tener un patito es útil, Imposible, El globo, and Secreto de familia.

In addition to her work as an author and illustrator, Isol is also a singer and has taken part in various musical projects (Entre Ríos, Isol/Zypce, SIMA), recording five albums. She performs her own songs and collaborates with other artists as well.

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Transmedia Environments: Stories Beyond the Book

Miguel Bustos

My name is Miguel Bustos, and I am an illustrator based in Barcelona. With over ten years of experience, I have had the opportunity to work as a freelance illustrator across a variety of fields, including books, advertising, posters, and packaging. I have an academic background in graphic design, which allows me to feel comfortable taking responsibility for the graphic aspects of a project, provided they complement the illustrations.

In addition to illustration, I have combined my professional practice with teaching for several years at EINA, Centre Universitari d’Art i Disseny, where I have led classes in illustration, drawing, screen printing, and printmaking techniques. I also conduct workshops outside the academic context, often with children, one of which (Rostres) was awarded a Junceda Award in 2024.

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