Manny Vallarino · ·
My grandmother is one of the few geniuses I know.
Growing up, I knew she had written books, I knew she had earned a graduate degree in Spanish Literature with a full scholarship at the University of Chicago’s prestigious Department of Romance Languages and Literatures, I knew she was an expert in the poetry, theater, and prose of the Spanish Golden Age, and I knew she was a distinguished tenured professor at the University of Panama.
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Manny Vallarino · ·
Having already written an article on lessons I learned at SXSW 2019, I was more aware than normal when I arrived in Park City, UT for the 2020 Sundance Film Festival, knowing that I wanted to learn as much as I could, so I could then distill what I learned into another set of lessons.
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This year, I had the opportunity to attend the SXSW Conference & Festivals in Austin, TX. Though it would be difficult to plan an unsuccessful event in Austin, which might be the most fun city I’ve experienced, SXSW exceeded my expectations. I learned a lot, met creative people I’ve admired for years, and gained admiration for creative people I hadn’t heard of before.
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