Maestro Róger Pérez de la Rocha and Guachipilín Awarded with WIPO Prize
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Award for Creativity, in its fifteenth edition in Nicaragua.
TL;DR
- Maestro Róger Pérez de la Rocha and Teatro de Títeres Guachipilín received the WIPO Award for Creativity in Nicaragua.
- The award ceremony was presided over by the Nicaraguan government through the Ministry of Industry and Commerce (MIFIC).
- The awards coincide with World Intellectual Property Day and celebrate artistic expression and cultural identity.
- Pérez de la Rocha highlighted the role of the Sandinista Revolution in fostering artistic freedom.
- Guachipilín Puppet Theater expressed pride in being the first children's theater group to receive this recognition, emphasizing art as a right.
- The Nicaraguan government has invested in cultural institutions and integrated national talent into a creative economy model.