Jorge Ramos' most personal, intimate y revealing book, written in almost 100 columns and previously unseen texts. Jorge Ramos [ ] is a holistic person, of which there are very few in the world. As I turn the pages of his memoir I learn a few secrets, I amuse myself, I feel moved, and I find my friend from always: the journalist that updates me about the world and who reminds me of the moral values that tend to get lost in the noise of our daily existence." Isabel Allende Did you know that Jorge Ramos was almost an Olympic athlete and a concert guitarist? Or that his first job in the United States was as a waiter, earning 15 dollars a day? Así veo las cosas compiles the most personal and literary texts written by Jorge Ramos over four decades: from his first journalistic articles in Mexico about the most memorable natural disasters and the war in Central America to his weekly columns about various subjects like family, technology, the life of a journalist, the humane side of his trips as a reporter, his beloved pets, and even deeply personal topics like what he really thinks of his nose... This intimate selection of texts is anchored in time through three previously unseen "bridge texts," which offer the reader an unfiltered view to Jorge Ramos' personal history as we have never seen it before, showing his most vulnerable side: as a father, a son, a migrant, and even the guardian of his beloved cat, Lola. At my 66 years of age, this book is a kind of legacy. It tells my story through the most symbolic and representative texts I have written. Here, I will tell you about my family: my children, my best friends and the Jechu (the nickname we use for my mom); what I have learned as a journalist: the stories that have scarred me, the resentment for those that abuse their power; the trauma and the opportunities that come with being a migrant: of my battles (internal and external), of the fear of dying; of my great losses and my biggest joys. Here are so many things that I never told you."
