Arroyo, Calavera Mexicana presented at FILIP Puebla 2026
18 de August de 2026

By Perla Arroyo · Calavera Mexicana® · August 2026

On Wednesday, August 19, 2026, the book Arroyo, Calavera Mexicana will be presented at the second edition of the Feria Internacional del Libro de Puebla (FILIP), at the Foro Poniatowska, located on Calle 3 Ote. between C. 16 de Septiembre and C. 2U.

The presentation takes place at 1:00 PM, with free entry, and will be led by Gerardo Valenzuela.

FILIP 2026 is organized by the Instituto Municipal de Arte y Cultura de Puebla (IMACP), with the support of the City of Puebla, the Universidad de las Américas Puebla (UDLAP), the Capilla del Arte, Cultura Lectora, the Fundación Elena Poniatowska Amor, and La Capital Imparable.

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About the book

Arroyo, Calavera Mexicana is a bilingual artist’s book — Spanish and English — in two parts: a catalogue of the six bronze sculptures in the series, and a historical essay on the meaning of the skull in Mexican art from pre-Hispanic cultures to the contemporary period.

The book received 1st place at the Gran Premio de Artes Gráficas 2025 in the art book category.

It is not a photography book about sculpture. It is eight years of research materialized on paper — on Nahuatl philosophy, the duality of life and death, and why the Mexican skull is a symbol of life, not of death.

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Wednesday, August 19 · 1:00 PM

Foro Poniatowska · FILIP Puebla 2026
Calle 3 Ote. between C. 16 de Septiembre and C. 2U · Puebla, México
Free entry

→ Discover the book at perlaarroyo.com

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Perla Arroyo is a contemporary Mexican sculptor, researcher, and author. Creator of Calavera Mexicana®. The bronze sculptural series has been exhibited at the Museo de la Cancillería, the Museo Federico Silva, the Museo de la Mujer UNAM, the Galería del Tiempo at UAM, the Casa Nuestra — former seat of the Senate of the Republic, the Casa Marie José y Octavio Paz, and the Salon du Connaisseur in Madrid, among other venues. Coming soon to Phoenix, Arizona. The bilingual artist’s book Arroyo, Calavera Mexicana — 1st place Gran Premio de Artes Gráficas 2025 — has been presented at, among other venues, FIL Guadalajara, FILAH at the Museo Nacional de Antropología, FILCO, Librofest Metropolitano UAM, Casa de la Cultura Jesús Reyes Heroles, and FILIP Puebla 2026.