Raúl Romo

UC Irvine Mexican Studies Conference,  February 26 – 28, 2026.
Naturaleza y Medioambiente
Organizing Committee: Jacobo Sefamí, Viviane Mahieux, Federico De Palma, Landon Yañez, Fiona O’Connor, Robert Munrayos, and Raúl Romo.

Ofrenda Viva: An Interactive Altar de Muertos, October 20 – November 5, 2025

Ofrenda Viva is an interactive Día de Muertos altar, led by Raúl Romo and created in collaboration with Robert Munrayos and other graduate students from the Department of Latin American and Iberian Cultures at UC Irvine. The project blended tradition with technology and was conceived as a cultural and pedagogical event for the Spanish Language Program, while also engaging the wider UC Irvine and local communities. In addition to the traditional altar, each honored Latin American/Latinx figure was presented with a QR code that sends visitors to a digital ofrenda featuring audio narrations recorded by Spanish instructors at UCI. The event was presented in conjunction with the Hispanic Heritage Festival 2025.

UC Irvine Mexican Studies Conference,  May 1-3, 2025.
Imagining Futures, Rethinking the Pasts
Organizing Committee: Jacobo Sefamí, Viviane Mahieux, Fernanda Hernández Paredes, Marco A. Sánchez-Cano, Federico De Palma, Landon Yañez & Raúl Romo.

UC Irvine Latin American Film Festival,  March 4, April 3, 10, 17 & 29, 2025.
Screened films: Pedro Páramo (2024), Yuli: The Carlos Acosta Story (2018), Birds of Passage (2018), and Ainda Estou Aqui (2024).
Co-curated by Jacobo Sefamí, Viviane Mahieux, Catherine Benamou, Fernanda Hernández Paredes, & Raúl Romo.

2024

UC Irvine Latin American Film Festival, Jan 31 – Feb 13, 2025.
Screened films: La cordillera de los sueños (2020), Memories of my father (2020), The Padilla Affair (2018), No voy a pedirle a nadie que me crea (2023).
Co-curated by Professor Jacobo Sefamí, Viviane Mahieux, Fernanda Hernández Paredes, and Raúl Romo.

You,  Museo de Memoria y Tolerancia, Mexico City, Mexico.
Permanent collection. Co-curated by Rivelino and Sharon Zaga Mograbi.

Memoria de Agua, Centro de Innovación Cultural Mazatlán, Mexico.
Permanent exhibit. Co-curated by Rivelino Studio and Centro de Innovación Cultural Mazatlán.

2020

Naturaleza Imposible, Beverly Hills, California, United States.
Permanent collection. Designed by Rivelino Studio and collector.

La Ciudad te Habla, Parque La Mexicana, Mexico City, Mexico.

Dates: Jul – Sept. Co-curated by Rivelino Studio, Parque La Mexicana, and Mexican Cultural & Tourism Institute Houston.

The City Speaks to You, Downtown Houston, Texas, United States.
Dates: May- Aug Designed and co-curated by Rivelino Studio & the Mexican Cultural &   Tourism Institute of Houston.

Anatomía de la Materia, Centro de las Artes Centenario, San Luis Potosí, Mexico. Co-curated by Rivelino and the direction of CEART’s board.

Silencio Tangible, Museo de Escultura Contemporánea Federico Silva

San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico. May – Nov.
Co curated by Rivelino, Enrique Villa, and Luis Ignacio Sáinz.

Nudos y Corazones, Plaza de Toros Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico.
December 12. Co-curated by Rivelino and Fernando de Haro.

You, Instituto Cultural Cabañas, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.
Dates: Nov – Feb. Co-curated by Rivelino and Secretaría de Cultura Jalisco.