Cover

Abstract

“Cumbiamba en el corralito” is the image on this cover, which immerses us in the daily bustle of Plaza de los Coches in Cartagena de Indias, where dance groups bring joy to locals and tourists alike with the rhythms of cumbia, mapalé, bullerengue… and street hustle. The composition, designed in 2025 by the illustrator from Alicante, Fefeto, is inspired by a photograph taken by Carlos Tous in 2014. The skirts blur and merge with the dancers’ bodies in their flurry of movement, harmonizing with the heat and humidity of the surroundings—tangible through the texture and color palette used—while highlighting both the effort of the cumbia troupe and the admiration of the passing audience.

Fernando Fernández Torres – known as Fefeto – holds a degree in Advertising and Public Relations and a PhD in Communication from the University of Alicante. He has worked as a freelance illustrator and designer since 2006 for various institutions, media outlets, and audiovisual production companies. He is a member of the MASSIVA research group and an adjunct professor in the Art Department at Miguel Hernández University, where he teaches Graphic Expression and Animation. He combines his professional and teaching activities with personal artistic production, especially in the world of comics.