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September 26, 2020 – 07:34 pm
Newsroom of El País
Juan Camilo Sierra Restrepo, current director of the Cali Book Fair, died this Saturday in Bogotá due to pulmonary complications. Apparently, he had been hospitalized for several weeks and was being treated for cancer.
The news was confirmed by his family around 7:00 pm, who thanked his friends and relatives for demonstrations of solidarity.
Sierra created the festival, in collaboration with the Spiwak Foundation and the Cali Mayor’s Office, in 2016. Since then, she has worked to position it and managed to make it one of the most important cultural events in the city and the region.
The Cali Ministry of Culture spoke through networks and sent a message of solidarity to the family, friends and relatives.
Also read: Cali does not stop, see the cultural agenda of virtual events
The world of letters loses a great cultural manager. We regret the death of Juan Camilo Sierra, director of the @CaliFeriaBook. Who dedicated a large part of his life to transmit to us the passion for literature and books. pic.twitter.com/mpCExpdvYp
– Secretary of Culture of Cali (@CaliCultura) September 27, 2020
The cultural manager also served as director of the Economic Culture Fund, he would be in charge of the virtual edition of the fair, which will take place between October 15 and 25.
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