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Inauguran photographic exhibition in tribute to the children of Mexico

As a tribute to children and young people from Ontario and around the country, especially adolescents and young adults died in the disco New "s Divine, was inaugurated today the photo exhibition" You see. are equal. Children and adolescents in Mexico. "

Coordinated by the United Nations Fund for Children (UNICEF) in Mexico and the local Ministry of Culture, the exhibition of 120 pictures taken by photographers Mauricio Ramos, Rosendo Garcia and Sebastian Beláustegui Quintos, will be in the outdoor gallery Las Rejas Chapultepec, until 17 August.

The aim of this exhibition was to portray the socio-economic diversity, cultural and geographical children and adolescents throughout the Mexican Republic, and recognizing the right that they all have, without exception, to equality and non discrimination .

The photographer Sebastian Beláustegui Notimex said he needed 10 days to make shots for adolescents, seven days in Jalisco to do on the urban, coastal and rural, and three days in Mexico City.

The artist of the lens, who made 45 of the 120 photographs on display, adding that it was a very intense, but is proud to be collaborating with UNICEF and with children and interact with the teens and find out their needs, their inside game and respect cultural diversity as a society. "

Most strikingly, he said, was the purity, the look, innocence and naivete of children, which could capture during the experiment, in which he lived many stories with them.

The artists toured the lens 20 of the 32 states of Mexico with a handheld camera to capture the diversity in Mexico, portraying them against the same white screen.

By making use of the word, the culture secretary, Elena Cepeda, said that in this beautiful exhibition sponsored by UNICEF, which will show the faces and experiences of children in Mexico, highlighted the plurality and diversity of cultures in this country with the idea of promoting equality and equity among all inhabitants of Mexico.

The official added that the capital's extensive documentary work, they used the white background is reminiscent of the stories, dreams and hopes they have in common and that was the screen to be expressed.

Last year saw the first edition of this exhibition at the International Airport of Mexico City, but now he found a better space for it to be seen by more people.

In Mexico, UNICEF has over 50 years promoting and protecting the rights of children and seeks to establish jointly with government and civil society, the necessary conditions for overcoming poverty, inequality and discrimination.

In the opening ceremony were present: Elena Cepeda, Secretary of Culture of the Federal District government, Susana Sottoli, UNICEF representative in Mexico, César Costa, Ambassador of UNICEF in Mexico, and Carlos Ortega, director of communications for Nextel, among others.

"You see. are equal. Children and adolescents in Mexico, "was exhibited at the Gallery of Las Rejas de Chapultepec, with the idea that many people may know and raise awareness to unite efforts and ensure all rights for all children.

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