Guillermo Santamarina Lagunes (Mexico City, 1957) is a pioneer of curatorial practice in our country, a contemporary art curator and visual artist. Since 1981, Tin Larín—as it is also known—has been a facilitator and accomplice of more than five hundred exhibitions organized for public institutions, private entities, and independent projects. He also served as director and chief curator at a handful of cultural venues. This career is a testament to his passion for talent and his commitment to disseminating the work and ideas of living artists, particularly those of emerging generations. His work promoted the production of artists who shaped the Mexican contemporary art scene of the last four decades.

This book presents a true road trip along the highway of Guillermo Santamarina's memory. Through recordings collected by Mauricio Marcin along the way, footnotes, complicity, music and some fiction, the reader will be able to delve into the experience of an essential link for the development of art in our country.

“Guillermo is a dandy, an elegant vagabond who happily wanders between trends, eras and generations. Is he also a raver and the latest punk? His eyes have passionately incorporated as much culture as his ears, and his body is a palimpsetic testimony of our time. He is also a splendid conversationalist” —Mauricio Marcin.

Alias ​​​​gratitudes the generous support of the Patronato de Arte Contemporáneo (PAC).