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
CONTACT INFORMATION
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