Avándaro (book)

Avándaro is a photo-book written by Mexican writer Luis Carrion in 1971. The book describes Carrion's experiences at the 1971's Avandaro Festival and was written as a critic to the followers of La Onda from a leftist point of view. According to Carrion and many of his peers from the Left, while the jipitecas were genuinely anti-establishment, they were being manipulated by the Government and mass-media.^[1]

Pictures from the book, taken by multi-awarded photographer Graciela Iturbide, were restored and exhibited at the Chopo museum^[2] and reused for a 2017 photo-book about the festival written by Rubli Kaiser with a Prologue by one of the festival's co-organizers, Luis de Llano, named "Yo estuve en Avandaro".^[3]

The book has reached a high price in auctions and is considered a masterpiece of its kind among collectors.^{[4] [5] [6]}

References

Further reading

• Zolov, Eric (1999). Refried Elvis: The Rise of the Mexican Counterculture. University of California Press. ISBN 0-520-21514-1.
• Garcia, Parmenides (1972). La ruta de la onda. Editorial Diogenes.
• Pacini Hernandez, Deborah (2004). Rockin Las Americas: The Global Politics Of Rock In Latin/o America. University of Pittsburgh Press. ISBN 978-0822958413.
• Rubli, Federico (2007). Estremécete y Rueda: Loco por el Rock & Roll. Casa Veerkamp. ISBN 978-9685546027.
• Arana, Federico (1985). Guaraches de ante azul. Editorial Posada. ISBN 978-9684331419.
• Marroquin, Enrique (1975). La contracultura como protesta. Editorial Mortiz.

External Links

• Observatorio Cotidiano: "45 años de Avándaro". In-depth interview with photographer Graciela Iturbide about the festival and the books. TV UNAM's official YT channel.