The highly successful International Book Fair Santo Domingo ends this Sunday, 2 May. The event, described as the most important cultural event of the year, is held on the grounds of the National Music Conservatory, at Alma Mater and Cesar Nicolas Penson streets. The fair is dedicated to Dominican national poet, Pedro Mir and to Mexico. This year 466 exhibitors, including 203 foreign publishing houses from 26 countries, are participating. Some 93 bookstores, 38 individual authors, 28 governmental organizations, 15 cultural foundations, 12 universities, local publishing houses, professional associations, newspapers, magazines, painters, educational videos, computer and religious groups have booths. The Fair also has a small theater where free films are shown, including a series of Mexican films, Rene Fortunato’s acclaimed documentary series about the Trujillo years and its legacy ("El Poder del Jefe"), and a documentary about the life of deceased PRD leader and presidential candidate Dr. José Francisco Peña Gómez.
