Members
The CCCLA network is composed of music industry professionals working in the Latin American and Caribbean region. Professional profiles include stage managers, festival programmers, event production companies, and artistic representation agencies, both in the public and private sectors.
At the moment, the members of the network are proposed by the participating partners themselves and are subject to the approval of a committee. If you are interested in learning more about how to participate in the network’s activities, please send us an e-mail to the following address: contacto@www.conexionesculturales.com
Ana Copete
Advisor to the Secretary of Culture of the Department of Culture of the Department of Valle del Cauca.
Cali, Colombia
www.valledelcauca.gov.co/cultura/
Bruno Melo
With more than 15 years of experience, he has worked in prominent festivals and collaborated with renowned artists. He currently produces major festivals, such as Festival Avante and Festival Turá in 2023, and was awarded a global award in 2022 for his work on "Understanding Risk".
Porto Alegre, Brazil
www.ganaevoga.com
Fabiola Pazmiño
Coordinator of the Teatro Nacional Sucre, she produces and programs festivals such as Ecuador Jazz, the International Festival of Sacred Music and the Quito Stage Festival, in addition to directing opera and musical productions.
Quito, Ecuador
https://teatrosucre.com/
Hernán Halak
CEO of the cultural production company Mundo Giras.
He develops the international commission of ABRAFIN (Brazilian Association of Independent Festivals). He is also director and curator of the Festival MUCHO!
Sao Paulo, Brazil
www.mundogiras.com
Jorge Erlwein
Partner and development and linking agent of the GROOVELIST Music Industry development and connection platform. Director of the label and festival Mundovivo.
Santiago, Chile
www.mundovivo.cl
Luis Daniel Iturralde
Musician and cultural manager, founder and director of Teatro Nuna Espacio Arte since 2013, a busy theater that presents high-level events. He has produced nine versions of NunaFest, an annual mixed performing arts festival with featured artists such as Richard Bona and Pedrito Martinez Quartet.
La Paz, Bolivia
www.nunaespacioarte.com
Luis Ponte
With 25 years of experience, he runs his agency Ponte Producciones, specializing in the representation of jazz and world music artists in Latin America, Europe and Asia. He produces tours, concerts, festivals and international artistic projects in collaboration with embassies, binational chambers and cultural institutes in Argentina.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
www.ponteproducciones.com
Natacha Cruz
Producer in audiovisual media, she has been working in artistic production and diffusion since 2001, and teaches at high school level. Since 2016, she focuses on jazz music management, chairs the Argentine Jazz Circuit Foundation and organizes important jazz events in Argentina.
San Juan, Argentina
www.facebook.com/ArgentinaJazzMusic/
Salym Fayad
Cultural manager, cultural journalist, photographer, consultant for South-South projects between Africa and Latin America.
South Africa – Colombia
www.muica.org
Santiago Ordorica
Founding partner of the international jazz festival in Mexico City under the name "M Jazz". Operating partner of the jazz bar in Mexico City under the name "Parker & Lenox".
Mexico City, Mexico
www.mjazz.mx
Team
Katherine McVicker
Founder and Director
Boston, USA
Pablo Solís
Development Director for Latin America
Mexico City, Mexico
María José Amieva
CCLA Network Coordinator
Veracruz, Mexico
Matt De León
Education Coordinator
Panama, Panama