What is the daily life of a big star like? And the humanity around him?
In “Memorias del futuro” (“Memories of the Future”, 2021), the famous Mexican actor, singer, producer and plastic artist Fernando Allende reveals a life full of interesting movements and extraordinary plays of the supreme energy that has always guided him.
Although he was born in Mexico, Allende considers Colombia to be his artistic cradle. It was in this Latin American country that he became known as an actor at the age of 16 when he starred in the film “Maria” (1972), based on a book by Jorge Isaacs.
For Allenden, “Colombia is the place of good beginnings and the starting point of his professional growth”, he confessed in an interview for El Universal. Last March, the actor returned to Colombia for the Bogota Book Fair and also to receive the keys to the city of Cartagena. He also presented his first literary work, “Memorias de futuro”, a collection of forty-five short stories chronicling key moments in his life during his time in the world of film and television.
“Presenting my book in the place where I was artistically born is a return to the starting point,” said Allende.
In one of his stories, Allende writes about his experience filming Maria (1972) based on the novel by Jorge Isaacs and filmed in Valle del Cauca, Colombia, a place Fernando remembers fondly: “I will not “I never forget those beautiful sunrises in Valle del Cauca and the beautiful hacienda of “El Paraiso”. Allende also participated in various Colombian productions and telenovelas between 1992 and 1996, such as “Sangre de Lobos”, ” Dulce ave negra” and “María Bonita”.
Reading this book allows us to discover what lies behind each role assigned, each achievement achieved, each battle won, in forty-five short stories full of the magic of living.
One of the features of “Memories of the Future” is that it is a interactive book. It includes QR codes in which the reader has the opportunity to see in images what the author describes. On the other hand, it is an accessible book, as it can be found in all available formats to make this literary document reach the largest number of readers or listeners.
The reprint of these anecdotal memories – forty-five short stories full of the magic of living – allows a journey through his main adventures, which he recounts with his characteristic human sensitivity and even with precise touches of humor that remind us that life is a wonderful thing. comedy.
