On Friday 7 of November, Fnac València will be the scene of one of the featured activities of the Llibreries Fest 2025: the book presentation open your eyes 2. Who said sequels were never good??, written by the journalist and writer Pepa Blanes and published by the Fuera de Ruta publishing house. The event will feature the participation of Yadira Márquez, actress, communicator and digital creator specialized in cinema, who will accompany the author in a conversation open to the public.
The activity is part of the programming of the Bookstores Fest, a literary festival promoted by the Guild of Booksellers of Valencia, which this year brings together 41 bookstores with more than 40 free activities between 6 and the 11 of November. The event celebrates the role of bookstores as local cultural spaces and as active agents in the promotion of reading.
open your eyes
open your eyes 2 is the continuation of the essay published by Pepa Blanes in 2021. In this new installment, The author once again uses cinema and series as tools to analyze key current issues: historical memory, Feminism, the care, romantic love, the relationship with the planet, digital culture, The work, identity and social discourses that pass through us. The book proposes a critical reading of audiovisual works that have marked the public conversation in recent years., and it does so with an accessible and rigorous approach. The structure of the book is based on a provocative formula: “If you think that… OPEN YOUR EYES”. This phrase is repeated as a common thread to invite the reader to question their own ideas and look beyond the obvious.. The objective is not to offer closed answers, but rather open spaces for reflection based on audiovisual stories that are part of our daily lives..
Pepa Blanes
Pepa Blanes (Cook, 1985) He is a cultural journalist, degree in Journalism from the Complutense University of Madrid and master's degree in Sociocultural and Gender Analysis. He is currently pursuing his doctorate in communication, social networks and narratives in film and television. His professional career has been linked to media such as Europa Press, Movistar+ y, from 2019, to the SER Chain, where is Head of Culture and program director Cinema in the SER. She has been deputy director of the programs At Script y See-Moo, and has collaborated with magazines such as Caiman, Ctxt, Change 16 y Libero. In 2024, are a podcast Cinema in the SER received the Flix Olé Chair Award – Rey Juan Carlos University in the Emerging Media category. He has also developed audiovisual projects such as This is not fiction for CaixaForum+, and has participated in the podcast Culture with impact, produced by Podium Podcast.
Yadira Marquez: cine, criticism and digital communication
Yadira Marquez she is an actress, communicator and digital creator specialized in cinema. She is co-founder of SY Cinema, a platform dedicated to audiovisual criticism, especially focused on short films. Together with Sergio García, makes video reviews and analysis of works nominated in festivals such as Goya Awards, and participate in programs such as It's Cinema by esRadio, where they discuss the trends and developments in Spanish cinema. Besides, Márquez produces content on social networks and platforms such as YouTube, where it combines cinematographic dissemination with fashion and pop culture themes. Its communicative approach is characterized by closeness, accessible analysis and interest in making new narratives visible in contemporary audiovisuals.
