Amor propio

The party is not merely the backdrop for this story: it is the thread that connects the three life stages of its protagonist —Moncho, the teenager; Ramón, the adult; and Aguilar, the mature man— over fifteen years, between 1965 and 1980. In this shared space of celebration and catharsis, the party becomes a mirror of existence: a territory where joy teeters on the edge of despair, where laughter can end in tragedy, and where all the friends dance to the rhythm of their dreams, utopias, and disappointments. With refined and endearing humor, Celorio portrays not only the life of Ramón Aguilar, but also that of an entire generation. Amidst boleros, toasts, and silences, the author paints a lucid and melancholic portrait of the passage of time, the erosion of ideologies, and how the festive ritual ultimately reveals itself as a cyclical metaphor for life.