{"id":1725,"date":"2026-07-14T13:38:25","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T13:38:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stg.sanmiguelwritersconference.org\/keynotes\/xavier-velasco\/"},"modified":"2026-09-07T05:07:38","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T05:07:38","slug":"xavier-velasco","status":"publish","type":"smlf_speaker","link":"https:\/\/sanmiguelwritersconference.org\/es\/keynotes\/xavier-velasco\/","title":{"rendered":"Xavier Velasco"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Xavier Velasco es escritor, periodista y columnista. Antes de dedicarse principalmente a la literatura trabaj\u00f3 en periodismo, publicidad, radio y televisi\u00f3n, experiencias que han influido en gran parte de su obra y de su mirada sobre la cultura contempor\u00e1nea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Es autor de novelas, ensayos y art\u00edculos period\u00edsticos. Su libro m\u00e1s conocido es <em>Diablo guardi\u00e1n<\/em>, novela con la que obtuvo el Premio Alfaguara y que lo dio a conocer a un p\u00fablico m\u00e1s amplio dentro y fuera de M\u00e9xico. Desde entonces ha publicado diversas obras de ficci\u00f3n y no ficci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Su escritura suele centrarse en personajes inconformes, obsesivos o contradictorios, y en temas como la identidad, el deseo, la ambici\u00f3n, la memoria y la b\u00fasqueda de independencia personal. El humor, la iron\u00eda y una voz narrativa reconocible son rasgos frecuentes de su trabajo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Adem\u00e1s de su actividad como novelista, ha participado de forma constante en la vida cultural mexicana como articulista, comentarista y conferencista. Desde 2004, publica la columna \u201cPron\u00f3stico del Cl\u00edmax\u201d en el peri\u00f3dico <em>Milenio<\/em>. Un d\u00eda de estos Xavier Velasco planea debutar como actor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Como conferencista magistral en el Festival de Escritores en San Miguel 2027, Xavier Velasco aporta la perspectiva de un autor que ha pasado d\u00e9cadas explorando las posibilidades ilimitadas del arte de contar historias. Sus reflexiones sobre la creatividad, la imaginaci\u00f3n y el oficio del escritor prometen inspirarnos, al tiempo que celebran la extraordinaria capacidad de la literatura para sorprender, desafiar y deleitar.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Xavier Velasco es un reconocido novelista, periodista y columnista mexicano, distinguido por su ingenio, originalidad y personajes memorables. Ganador del Premio Alfaguara por su novela Diablo guardi\u00e1n, ha publicado numerosas obras de ficci\u00f3n y no ficci\u00f3n que exploran temas como la identidad, la ambici\u00f3n, la memoria y el deseo. 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