Gonzalo Celorio receives 2025 Cervantes Prize from Spanish King
The Miguel de Cervantes Prize for 2025 was presented to Mexican author Gonzalo Celorio by King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia at the University of Alcalá in Alcalá de Henares, Madrid. This prestigious award, valued at €125,000, honors Celorio's contributions to Spanish literature and Hispanic culture spanning fifty years. María José Gálvez, who led the jury, commended his deep examination of themes such as identity and loss. Celorio, born in Mexico City in 1948, is a novelist, essayist, and academic, having served as the director of Literature at INBA. His prominent works include 'Amor propio' and 'Cánones subversivos.' He has also been recognized with various accolades, including the National Prize for Arts and Sciences in Linguistics and Literature (2010). Since 1976, the Cervantes Prize has honored 51 authors.
Key facts
- Gonzalo Celorio received the 2025 Miguel de Cervantes Prize from King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia.
- The ceremony took place at the University of Alcalá in Alcalá de Henares, Madrid.
- The prize is endowed with €125,000.
- The jury met on November 3, 2024, chaired by María José Gálvez.
- Celorio is a Mexican writer born in Mexico City in 1948.
- He has held key cultural positions including director of the Fondo de Cultura Económica (2000–2002).
- He is a member of the Mexican Academy of Language and corresponding member of the Royal Spanish Academy.
- The Cervantes Prize has been awarded to 51 authors since 1976, including seven Mexicans.
Entities
Artists
- Gonzalo Celorio
- Jorge Guillén
- Alejo Carpentier
- Dámaso Alonso
- Jorge Luis Borges
- Gerardo Diego
- Juan Carlos Onetti
- Octavio Paz
- Luis Rosales
- Rafael Alberti
- Ernesto Sábato
- Gonzalo Torrente Ballester
- Antonio Buero Vallejo
- Carlos Fuentes
- María Zambrano
- Augusto Roa Bastos
- Adolfo Bioy Casares
- Francisco Ayala
- Dulce María Loynaz
- Miguel Delibes
- Mario Vargas Llosa
- Camilo José Cela
- José García Nieto
- Guillermo Cabrera Infante
- José Hierro
- Jorge Edwards
- Francisco Umbral
- Álvaro Mutis
- José Jiménez Lozano
- Gonzalo Rojas
- Rafael Sánchez Ferlosio
- Sergio Pitol
- Antonio Gamoneda
- Juan Gelman
- Juan Marsé
- José Emilio Pacheco
- Ana María Matute
- Nicanor Parra
- José Manuel Caballero Bonald
- Elena Poniatowska
- Juan Goytisolo
- Fernando del Paso
- Eduardo Mendoza
- Sergio Ramírez
- Ida Vitale
- Joan Margarit
- Francisco Brines
- Cristina Peri Rossi
- Rafael Cadenas
- Luis Mateo Díez
- Álvaro Pombo
- Ernest Urtasun
- Felipe VI
- María José Gálvez
- Aurora Egido
- Bruno Rosario Candelier
- Ana María Gallego Cuiñas
- Mauricio Carrera
- Raquel Caleya Caña
- Karmentxu Marín
- Pablo Rubén Villalobos Hernández
- Teresa Araújo
- Araceli Iravedra Valea
- Manuel Rico Rego
- Constantino Bértolo
Institutions
- University of Alcalá
- Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)
- Universidad Iberoamericana
- Instituto Politécnico Nacional
- El Colegio de México
- Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes (INBA)
- Fondo de Cultura Económica
- Academia Mexicana de la Lengua
- Real Academia Española
- Academia Cubana de la Lengua
- Ministerio de Cultura de España
- Dirección General del Libro, del Cómic y de la Lectura
- Real Academia Española (as jury member)
- Academia Dominicana de la Lengua
- Conferencia de Rectores de las Universidades Españolas (CRUE)
- Unión de Universidades de América Latina y el Caribe (UDUALC)
- Instituto Cervantes
- Federación de Asociaciones de Periodistas de España (FAPE)
- Federación Latinoamericana de Periodistas (FELAP)
- Asociación Internacional de Hispanistas (AIH)
- Asociación Española de Críticos Literarios (AECL)
- Asociación de Escritoras y Escritores de España (ACE)
- Festival de Biarritz
- IMPAC-CONARTE-ITESM
- Ministerio de Cultura de Cuba
Locations
- Alcalá de Henares
- Madrid
- Spain
- Mexico City
- Mexico
- Biarritz
- France
- Cuba