To the editor: Columnist Gustavo Arellano writes, “It was a narrative we Mexicans know too properly — we’re gifted, simply not but on the stage of the elites of the world” (“Mexico misplaced within the World Cup — however Mexican Individuals gained,” July 6). I do know he meant soccer, however Mexicans have reached elite standing in many alternative areas.
Examples embody 5 greatest director Academy Award wins for Mexican filmmakers within the 2010s and three Nobel Prize winners. Conventional Mexican delicacies stays internationally common, along with different Mexican contributions similar to mariachi music and the Day of the Lifeless. Mexico has 36 properties on the World Heritage checklist. Julio César Chávez Sr. was a world-class boxer. Final yr, Frida Kahlo’s portray “The Dream (The Mattress)” set a brand new public sale document for a feminine artist and for Latin American artwork. Carlos Santana has gained main Grammy recognitions and obtained a Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award in January.
Mexico is definitely elite in terms of artistic manufacturing. The World Mental Property Group’s International Innovation Index ranks Mexico sixth on this planet by way of artistic items exports as a share of complete commerce. Nevertheless, it’s ranked 96th in cultural and artistic companies exports. It clearly can produce internationally aggressive artistic items, however not throughout all sectors. Some issues are the necessity for stronger establishments, infrastructure, analysis and improvement, enterprise sophistication and long-term funding.
Sound acquainted? Mexico has tons of elite capability, however for Mexican soccer, the bottleneck is conversion. It additionally wants elite techniques for growing, exporting and hardening that capability towards the very best competitors.
Elena Serrano, Los Angeles
