Festival Internacional Cervantino

Emblem of the festival in the streets of Guanajuato

The Festival Internacional Cervantino (FIC), popularly known as El Cervantino, is a festival which takes place each fall in the city of Guanajuato, located in central Mexico. The festival originates from the mid 20th century, when short plays by Miguel de Cervantes called entremeses (singular entremés) were performed in the city's plazas.

In 1972, the festival was expanded with federal support to include more events to add a more international flavor. Since then, FIC has grown to become the most important international artistic and cultural event in Mexico and Latin America, and one of four major events of its type in the world.[1][2][3][4] It is a member of the European Festivals Association and the Asian Association of Theater Festivals[2] In addition to government support, there are also private sponsors such as Telmex, Televisa and Microsoft.[3]

  1. ^ Festival Internacional Cervantino:Visiones de un mismo escenario. Mexico City: CONACULTA. 2012. pp. 15–16.
  2. ^ a b "Festival Internacional Cervantino". Sistema de Información Cultural (in Spanish). Mexico: CONACULTA. Retrieved September 10, 2011.
  3. ^ a b "38 Festival Internacional Cervantino se suma a los festejos del Bicentenario y Centenario de nuestro país" [38th Festival Internacional Cervantino sums up the festivities of the Bicentennial and Centennial of our country] (in Spanish). Mexico: Fundación Televisa. Archived from the original on July 2, 2011. Retrieved September 10, 2011.
  4. ^ "Acerca del Festival Internacional Cervantino 2011" [About the Festival International Cervantino 2011] (in Spanish). Mexico: Festival Internacional Cervantino. Archived from the original on September 26, 2011. Retrieved September 10, 2011.