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About me

Translator and Arts Manager with more than 10 years of experience

Education

MA Intercultural Communication

Anglia Ruskin University, 2026 (Ongoing)

 

MA Translation and Literature

University of Essex, 2017

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BA Literary Studies

Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, 2015

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BA Modern Languages

Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, 2014

Languages

  • Spanish: Mother tongue

  • English: C2 level certified by IELTS (2014)

  • Italian: C2 level certified by international diploma - Maturitá (2009)

  • French: B2 level certified by DELF (2009)

  • Catalan: Intermediate

  • German: Basic knowledge

  • Portuguese: Basic knowledge

Interviews, publications and more

  • “I Had To Dance!”: In Conversation With Juana Silva Puerta. Interview for Latin American Literature Today on translating Fiebre Tropical (2022).

  • Llegar a esos otros . Guest researcher for Editorial Universidad del Rosario (2021).

  • Translation studies, social sciences, and children's and young adult books . Guest panelist on the Antropovoces podcast (Universidad del Rosario, 2020).

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Member of Judging Panel:

  • IDARTES Translation Grant (2020, 2022 and 2024)

  • Ministry of Culture Translation Grant (2022)

  • IDARTES Children's and Young Adult Book Illustration Grant (2020)

  • Ministry of Culture Regional Focus Opera Prima Grant (2020)

  • IDARTES Literary Mobility Grant (2019)

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