Cristina García Rodero
Cristina García Rodero, 1st Marchioness of Valle de Alcudia (born 14 October 1949), is a Spanish photographer and member of Magnum Photos and Agence Vu photo agencies.
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Cristina García Rodero
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- Name
- Cristina García Rodero
- Born
- 14 October 1949
- Birthplace
- Puertollano, Spain
- Education
- Complutense University of Madrid
- Nationality
- Spain
- Occupation
- photojournalist · photographer · university teacher
- Honours
- Dr. Erich Salomon Prize · Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts
- Languages
- Spanish
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Cristina García Rodero, 1st Marchioness of Valle de Alcudia (born 14 October 1949), is a Spanish photographer and member of Magnum Photos and Agence Vu photo agencies.
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Biography
Biography
Cristina García Rodero studied at Complutense University of Madrid. The recorded working language is Spanish. Places of work recorded in the authority are Florence and Madrid. Work by Cristina García Rodero is recorded in the collections of Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, National Museum of Fine Arts, Argentina, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Photography Collection and J. Paul Getty Museum. Distinctions recorded are Dr.
Key facts
Key facts
• Honorific Prefix — The Most Illustrious • Name — Cristina García Rodero • Honorific Suffix — 1st Marchioness of Valle de Alcudia • Born — 14 October 1949 • Birthplace — Puertollano, Spain • Education — Complutense University of Madrid • Style — Photography
Life and work
Life and work
Rodero was born in Puertollano, Spain, in 1949, and studied painting at Complutense University of Madrid. She has worked as a teacher. Rodero photographs the persistence of rural traditions in modern times, such as religious rites and festivals in Spain. In Spain she is among the most celebrated documentary photographers. Rodero joined Magnum Photos in 2005 and became a full member in 2009. In an Extraordinary Plenary Session held by the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando on Monday, February 18, 2013, she was elected as a Full Academician for the Section of New Image Arts, occupying the vacant Medal held by Luis García Berlanga. The city of Puertollano, where she was born, inaugurated the "Cristina García Rodero" Museum in 2018. A large part of the photographer's work is exhibited there. The Cristina García Rodero Museum is located in the old municipal museum of Puertollano.There are more than 2,100 square meters distributed over three floors in which are displayed about 200 photographs of the artist. In June 2025, King Felipe VI created her as Marchioness of Valle de Alcudia.
Solo Exhibition
Solo Exhibition
• 2025: Cristina García Rodero. Hidden Spain, Museu Fundación Juan March Palma, traveled to Museo de Arte Abstracto Español, Cuenca
Exhibitions with others
Exhibitions with others
• 1994: The Photographers' Gallery, London. • 2001: Venice Biennale, Venice. • 2016: Photobiennale, Moscow
Life and career
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Life and career
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1949
Cristina García Rodero was born on 14 October 1949.
Publications
• España oculta. • España oculta. Barcelona: Lunwerg, 1989, 1998.. • España oculta. Munich: Bucher, 1990.. • Espagne occulte. Paris: Contrejour, 1990.. • España: Fiestas y ritos. Text by J.M. Caballero Bonald. • España: Fiestas y ritos. Barcelona: Lunwerg, 1992.. • Spanien. Feste und Riten. Schaffhausen: Stemmle, 1992.. • Spagna in Fiesta. Milan: Jaca, 1994.. • Festivals and rituals of Spain. New York: Abrams, 1994.. Translated by Wayne Finke. • Espagne: Fêtes et traditions. Barcelona: Lunwerg, 1994.. • Imágenes de una danza: Camuñas, "Pecados y Danzantes". Toledo: Diputación Provincial de Toledo, 1994.. • Himerareta Supein-ten = España oculta. Mitaka, Tokyo: Mitaka City Gallery of Art, 1994. • España Oculta: Public Celebrations in Spain, 1974-1989. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1995.. Foreword by Julio Caro Baroja and introduction by Mary M. Crain. • La realidad múltiple. Logroño: Ochoa, 1995.. • Fiestas de primavera en pueblos y aldeas de España. Madrid: Prensa Española General de Revistas, 1998.. With César Justel. • Grabarka, o monte das 600 cruces: Unha peregrinación ortodoxa en Polonia. Santiago de Compostela: Xunta de Galicia, 2000.. • Lo Festivo y lo Sagrado. Madrid: Consejería de Cultura de la Comunidad de Madrid, 2001. • Rituales en Haití. Madrid: Ministerio de Educación y Cultura, Dirección General de Bellas Artes y Bienes Culturales, 2001.,. With Laënnec Hurbon. • Grabarka, el monte de las 6000 cruces: Una peregrinación ortodoxa en Polonia. Granada: Diputación de Granada, 2002.. • Cristina García Rodero. Rituale; Fotografien. Munich: Deutsche Gesellschaft für christliche Kunst, 2004.. • Cristina García Rodero: Historia de una Pasión. • Cristina García Rodero: Historia de una Pasión. Madrid: La Fábrica, 2004.. • Cristina García Rodero. Madrid: La Fábrica, 2008.. Second edition. Includes Historia de una pasión by Julio Llamazares. • A peregrinación a Santiago en Haití. Santiago de Compostela: Xunta de Galicia, 2004.. • Paso doble - Cristina García Rodero und Giorgio von Arb: Fotografien zur Volkskultur in Spanien und in der Schweiz. Uster: Edition Villa am Aabach, 2005.. With Giorgio von Arb. • Cristina García Rodero: María Lionza, la diosa de los ojos de agua. Madrid: Ayuntamiento, 2008.. • España oculta: Colección de arte contemporáneo Fundación "La Caixa". Barcelona: Obra Social, Fundación "La Caixa", 2010.. • A 1,20 metros: Los derechos de la infancia vistos desde su altura. Madrid: Consejo General de la Abogacía Española, 2010.. With other contributors. • Transtempo. Madrid: La Fábrica; Santiago de Compostela: Xunta de Galicia, Consellería de Cultura e Turismo, 2011.,. • Cristina García Rodero: Combatiendo la nada. Alcobendas: Ayuntamiento de Alcobendas, 2012.. • Los siete pecados capitales. Palabra e imagen. Madrid: La Fábrica, 2014.. With Gustavo Martín Garzo and Elisa Martin Ortega.
Collections
Collections
• Museum of Fine Arts Houston
Recognition and collections
Where the work is held
Recognition and collections
Cristina García Rodero received Dr. Erich Salomon Prize and Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts.
Documents and archives
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Documents and archives
reference work
- “Cristina García Rodero”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q2423760: Cristina García Rodero
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Awards
• 1989: Book Award, Rencontres d'Arles, for España Oculta. • 1989: W. Eugene Smith Grant for her work documenting the culturally important festivals and rituals in rural southern European communities which are about to disappear. • 1996: Premio Nacional de Fotografía, Spain. • 1998: Honorary Fellowship of the Royal Photographic Society. • 2014: Gold Medal of Merit in Labour (Kingdom of Spain, 13 June 2014).
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Cristina García Rodero is recorded with the occupation university teacher. Recorded as photojournalist, photographer and university teacher.
Erich Salomon Prize and Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts
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