Since its opening, Casa de México has become a cultural, artistic, scientific, business, and gastronomic embassy of our country in Spain and Europe. In its attractive headquarters in Madrid, numerous exhibitions have been held that extol the cultural value of Mexico, with samples of the master Toledo, Frida Kahlo, Pedro Friedeberg or Betsabeé Romero. As I write these letters, the city of Madrid admires the altar of the dead on Alberto Aguilera street, with pieces of embossed tin, cardboard and black stone.
A sample of the greatness of Mexico. At the same time, the First Meeting of Mexican and Spanish scientists is held at the Casa de México. Filmmakers like Michel Franco or Diego Luna, come together in a cultural home where the cinema even has its Cinépolis room. Stage of meetings of Ibero-American letters and music. Alondra de la Parra, internationally famous conductor, also passed by.
The Casa de México Foundation in Spain, in its mission to promote Mexican gastronomy, through its gastro-business program Entre Sabores, presents a badge for Mexican restaurants that offer an authentic Mexican gastronomic experience and offers the digital recipe book: “La grandeza cuisine that Mexico has” with more than 100 recipes for Mexican dishes. Collection tequilas and Punta Arena cuisine add flavor to the place. In October 2018, the house of Mexico in Spain opened its doors in an old palace that is already a temple of Mexican culture. After four years of intense activity, it is a window of Mexico in Europe thanks to the dream of Valentín Díez Morodo and the execution of the team of Ximena Caraza, a great promoter of our culture and our treasures.
A large part of Casa de México is also dedicated to promoting business relations between the two countries. The patron of the project, the president of the Casa de México Foundation, Valentín Díez Morodo, hopes that it will become a “privileged place in business and investment relations between the two countries” as he pointed out at its inauguration, and now with more than six thousand Mexican companies in Spain is more than an embassy. Díez Morodo was born in Mexico on June 1, 1940, with a father of Leonese origin. He learned as a young man to love both countries. He shares his passion for soccer, he owns Toluca, with the board of directors of numerous companies, he owned the Modelo group that was his great school and with his talent he gave him an international perspective. Today the Modelo group beer is in more than 180 countries.
His work crosses borders. and her entrepreneurial experience is wisely applied to large projects. “Work conquers everything” is her motto. “In addition to my affection and gratitude for Spain, I have had Mexico-Spain bilateral relations for more than thirty years. I wondered how I can leave a legacy for all families? What better than to do the Casa de México in Spain? This is how Valentín explained his enthusiasm for this project. With the pillars of culture and education, directly linked to the management of the Universidad Iberoamericana where he was trained, he is faithful to his roots but his projects have no barriers.
And his work, empathy and energy is inexhaustible, “I work with the illusion of the first day of my life.” She has stated. For the future, he is very confident in the power of technology, internationalization and foreign trade, and as he declared for Líderes Mexicanos, “to benefit the quality of life of the personnel in the companies, everything that can help us comply with the principles of the socially responsible companies and strengthen families.” He advises many of the most powerful men in the business world. and also to the youngest from their work at the university or with scholarships. The IE Foundation has launched the Valentín Díez Morodo Scholarship Fund for Excellence with the aim of empowering hundreds of young talents. A philanthropist always interested in promoting the human factor and the values of culture and family.
