Sari Bermúdez

MANAGEMENT AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

At presentPresident of National Council for Culture and Arts, Government of the Republic.

2002 General Coordinatorof Culture for the Transition Team of the Elected President Vicente Fox de Quesada. Mexico.

1999-2000 General Coordinator of Culture of “Alianza por el Cambio” (Vicente Fox, presidential campaign) Mexico.

1995-1999 Executive Producer and TV Cultural Programmes Presenter. Mexico.

1992-1995 Executive Producer and News Presenter in Hoy en la Cultura, XEIPN TV Channel 11. Mexico.

1989-1991 TV News Presenter “Prime 9 News in Spanish”, KCAL TV Channel 9. Los Angeles, California, United States.

Commentator specialized in Latin American issuesPrime 9 News, in English, KCAL TV Channel 9. Los Angeles, California, United States.

1988-1989 Correspondent of TV Mujer, morning programme witha journalistic approach daily broadcasted by UNIVISIÓN Chain through 409 affiliated channels in the United States, Centre and South America. Los Angeles, California, United States.

1987-1988 News Presenter of UNIVISIÓN de fin de semana, broadcasted by UNIVISIÓN Chain through 409 affiliated channels in the United States, Centre and South America. Laguna Nigel, California, United States.

1986-1987 MundoLatino Programme Hostesses, daily broadcasted by UNIVISION Chain through 409 affiliated channels in the United States, Centre and South America. Los Angeles, California, United States.

1985Hostess of Los Angeles Ahora Programme, interviews with social approach, daily broadcasted atstate level by KMEX, Channel 34. Los Angeles California, United States.

1983-1984 Presenter of Noticiasalas 10, in Spanish, daily broadcasted at state level by KCET, Channel 5. Los AngelesCalifornia, United States.

1979-1980Aplausos Hostess, cultural broadcasting, from New York Lincoln Center, United States, broadcasted in national network by Channel 13 from the Mexican Television Institute. Mexico.

1976-1978 Public Relations Assistant of Don Emilio Azcárraga Milmo, president of Televisa, S.A. Mexico.

1973-1976 Simultaneous Interpreter (English, French and Spanish) for the Conference Organizing Centre, Mexico.

ACADEMIC CAREER

Studies of French Language and Civilization in Université de Paris, Sorbonne, Paris, France.

English, French and Spanish interpreter-translator in the Institute of Interpreters and Translators of Mexico.

Moreover, she has given lectures on culture, cultural policies and the democratic transition in Mexico, in places such as: London School of Economics, in London, in England and in the John F. Kennedy Center of Harvard University, Boston, United States and other places in Mexico.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS AND AWARDS

In 2004 received the Commander Crossof the Order of Merit from Federal Republic of Germany.

In 2002 was awarded by SwedenKingdom with Royal Order of Polar Star, at level of Commander First Class.

In 2002 received the Order of Civil Merit, atlevel of Encomienda de Número, from SpainKingdom.

In 2001 the Government of the Federative Republic of Brazil granted her the Medal ofthe Order of Cultural Merit.

National Award of Journalism in Cultural Promotion 1995, granted by the Government of the Republic of Mexico.

National Prize of Journalism 1994 fromthe Mexican Association of Radio and Television Journalists, for “her outstanding work in cultural dissemination”.

National Prize of Journalism 1994from Mexican Journalist Club, for “her outstanding work in cultural diffusion”.

National Prize of Journalism 1993from Mexican Journalist Club, for “her outstanding work in cultural diffusion”.

American Woman in Radio and Television acknowledgement in 1987. Los Angeles, California, United States.

BOOKS

Voces que cuentan, compilation of interviews with great celebrities in the cultural world. Plaza y Janés, México, 2002.

Marta. La fuerza del espíritu. La historia del nacimiento de un ideal para cambiar una nación. Interview with Marta Sahún. Gabriel Ediciones, Mexico, 2001.

MORE RELEVANT JOURNALISM WORKS

Opening of BritishMuseum

World Conference about Population and Development in El Cairo

Opening of National ArtCentre

El Diario de Frida Kahlo

El Poder de la Palabra Escrita. Gabriel Zaid: 60 Years

El Quinto Centenario del Encuentro de Dos Mundos

Special Programme about Luis Donaldo Colosio Death

Cultural Festival Europalia´93

Cervatino International Festival, 1992, 1993, 1994 y 1998

Homage to Eduardo Mata

Homage to Mario Moreno “Cantinflas”

Los Archivos Secretos del Vaticano

Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz. 300 Años de Inmortalidad

Seventh Anniversary of FineArt Museum

Jacqueline Kennedy: First Lady of Arts

Frankfurt Book Fair

International Book Fair of Guadalajara, 1992, 1994

Sistine Chapel Renovation

Programme for Mexican Revolution

INTERVIEWS

Abraham Zabludovsky

Alberto Ruy-Sánchez

Alejandro Rossi

Alicia Alonso

Álvaro Mutis

Andrés Henestrosa

Armando Morales

Augusto Monterroso

Brian de Palma

Carlos Monsiváis

Carlos Fuentes

Edmundo O’Gorman

Eduardo Mata

Eduardo Matos Moctezuma

Elena Garro

Elena Poniatowska

Enrique Krauze

Eraclio Zepeda

Franco Maria Ricci

Friedrich Katz

Gabriel Figueroa

Gerard Mortier

Guillermo Tovar de Teresa

Héctor Azar

Hugh Thomas

Hugo Argüelles

Ignacio López Tarso

Jacobo Borges

Jaime García Terrés

José Agustín

José Luis Cuevas

Juan Soriano

Sebastián

Lola Álvarez Bravo

Manuel Álvarez Bravo

Manuel Felguérez

Manuel Péimbert

Marcel Marceau

María José de Saboya

Miguel de la Madrid

Octavio Paz

Ofelia Medina

Oliver Stone

Pilar Medina

Pilar Rioja

Pita Amor

Rafael Coronel

Rafael Tovar y de Teresa

Ricardo Legorreta

Rogelio Cuéllar

Sergio de Castro

Sydney Pollack

Teodoro González de León

Vicente Rojo

OTHERS

  • Vicente Fox, a different style
  • Vicente Fox, picture of one life
  • Voces de Guanajuato (Vicente Fox as Guanajuato Governor). 1995-1999

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