Marisol Schulz Manaut is the Director of the Guadalajara International Book Fair (FIL) and the Spanish Book Fair and Literary Festival of Los Angeles (LéaLA). An esteemed cultural journalist, editor, and advocate for literature, she has promoted reading and the future of Spanish-language books, earning numerous accolades.

For over ten years, she has led FIL Guadalajara, one of the most significant Spanish-language book fairs globally, awarded the prestigious Princess of Asturias Award in Communication and Humanities in 2020. In 2011, Schulz founded LéaLA in Los Angeles, fostering Spanish literature in the U.S., with widely attended events at major venues.

With a four-decade career in publishing, she has held roles in key Mexican institutions, edited over 1,500 publications, and managed collections and editorial projects. She also directed major publishing houses, such as Santillana’s Taurus and Alfaguara, working with acclaimed writers like Carlos Fuentes and Mario Vargas Llosa. A frequent cultural commentator, she has appeared on national media and led award-winning programs.

Schulz is a sought-after speaker at global book fairs and conferences. Recognized as one of Mexico’s 50 most powerful women by Forbes in 2013, she received the National Juan Pablos Editorial Merit Award in 2021 for her lifelong contribution to promoting culture through publishing.