{"id":356977,"date":"2026-01-06T00:05:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T08:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/es\/?p=405972"},"modified":"2026-01-06T00:05:27","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T08:05:27","slug":"guillermo-del-toro-is-blunt-those-who-attack-art-are-the-vanguard-of-fascism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/guillermo-del-toro-is-blunt-those-who-attack-art-are-the-vanguard-of-fascism\/","title":{"rendered":"Guillermo del Toro is blunt: those who attack art are the vanguard of fascism"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>During the Palm Springs International Film Festival, Guillermo del Toro emphasized the importance of art in society, warning about the dangers of dismissing its relevance. <strong>In the context of a ceremony where he was recognized for his work as a director, del Toro urged emerging filmmakers not to pay attention to voices that argue that art is not important<\/strong>. According to him, such claims are always a precursor to authoritarian regimes.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A man in love with culture<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>The acclaimed Mexican director emphasized that the devaluation of art can undermine the foundations of a free and creative society. <strong>\u201cBe kind, stay involved,\u201d he highlighted, pointing out that kindness and empathy are essential in the creative process<\/strong>. His message resonated with a group of new talents in cinema, whom he urged to collaborate and to take an active stance in defending art and culture.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Frankenstein | Guillermo del Toro | Official Trailer | Netflix\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8aulMPhE12g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>\u201cCulture plays a crucial role in society,&#8221; commented del Toro, suggesting that artists have the responsibility to engage and support their communities instead of succumbing to complacency. <strong>His speech comes at a time when the entertainment industry faces tensions related to censorship and cultural criticism<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Del Toro, known for his cinematic step that fuses horror and fantasy, continues to be a passionate advocate for art in all its forms. <strong>With this recognition, he reinforced his stance that the construction of good cinema or any form of artistic expression must be accompanied by a strong foundation of ethical and collaborative values<\/strong>. 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In the context of a ceremony where he was recognized for his work as a director, del Toro urged emerging filmmakers not to pay attention to voices that argue that art is not important. According to him, such claims are always a precursor to authoritarian regimes. A man in love with culture The acclaimed Mexican director emphasized that the devaluation of art can undermine the foundations of a free and creative society. \u201cBe kind, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9318,"featured_media":356981,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1015],"tags":[20140,20141,20142,20143,20144,18214,11725,20145,20146,19250,20147,20148],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[6869],"class_list":["post-356977","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-arte-en-la-sociedad","tag-censura-en-el-entretenimiento","tag-cineastas-emergentes","tag-cultura-y-creatividad","tag-defensa-del-arte","tag-fascismo","tag-guillermo-del-toro","tag-importancia-del-arte","tag-narrativa-visual","tag-palm-springs","tag-palm-springs-international-film-festival","tag-valores-eticos-en-el-cine","content-category-streaming-videos"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/356977","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9318"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=356977"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/356977\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":356988,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/356977\/revisions\/356988"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/356981"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=356977"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=356977"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=356977"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=356977"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=356977"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=356977"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}