Mamá - Margarita Del Mazo

\nMargarita del Mazo is a Spanish storyteller and writer born in a small village in the province of Toledo. She studied Law, although her path took a turn toward the wonderful world of stories and illustrated books. She conducts workshops on storytelling, creative writing, promoting reading, children's theater, and more. She collaborates with institutions such as the Cervantes Institute, the Reina Sofía National Museum, the ABC Museum, the Thyssen Museum, the Community of Madrid, Castilla La Mancha, the Andalusian Center for Literature, Casa del Lector (Matadero), municipalities, hospitals, festivals (BITA, Etnosur, Hay Festival), storytelling marathons like the one in Guadalajara, the Parla Cuenta Festival, as well as centers, schools, kindergartens, libraries, and other entities. Her first book was published in 2009, and since then, she has published 25 books, some of which have been translated into up to twelve languages. Many of her books have received prestigious national and international awards.\n \nSilvia Álvarez The award-winning illustrator Silvia Álvarez was born to a Honduran father and a Spanish mother in the tropical coastal city of La Ceiba, Honduras. At seven, she moved to Spain and resided in Seville, where she graduated in Fine Arts. With a substantial number of published works, several of which have been sold and translated internationally, she was awarded the Gold Medal at the International Latino Book Awards for her work in Daisy (Cuento de luz, 2017). She has also received other recognitions, such as her work Pablo Pineda, which was selected for the Bologna Exhibition 2017. Her colorful, figurative, sensitive, and poetic style powerfully conveys emotions and unique settings. She collaborates with national and international publishers, magazines, and various media outlets.\n