The Administración del Sistema Portuario Nacional Manzanillo (ASIPONA) invites citizens of Manzanillo to participate in the Literary Calaveritas Contest, as part of the Port-City event, to celebrate our Mexican traditions through creativity, ingenuity, and good humor.
Draw inspiration from the Port of Manzanillo to create an original literary calaverita and have the opportunity to win one of three cash prizes.
1. Participation Requirements
- People of all ages may participate.
- Participation must be individual.
- Must be available to go on stage on October 31st and read their calaverita.
- The author of the calaverita must be the one to go on stage to read it. Representatives are not allowed.
2. Registration and Selection
- Interested individuals must send their literary calaverita to the email comercializacion@puertomanzanillo.com.mx no later than October 30th at 11:59 pm.
- The email must include the literary calaverita, full name, age, and contact phone number of the participant.
- The organizing committee will select 10 literary calaveritas as finalists to participate in the in-person contest on October 31st at Plaza Juárez. The selection will be based on the originality and creativity of the writing.
- Selected finalists will be notified via phone call to confirm their in-person participation on October 31st.
- Sending a calaverita does not guarantee its selection for participation.
- Literary pieces containing offenses, bad words, black humor, personal remarks, or disrespect will not be selected or considered.
3. Characteristics of Literary Calaveritas
- They must be original.
- They must be related to Day of the Dead traditions.
- It will be mandatory to mention the Port of Manzanillo or an element related to the port.
- They may include references to vessels, port activities, and other representative elements of the port community.
- They must use appropriate language for all audiences, with ingenuity, humor, and respect.
Causes for disqualification: It is prohibited to present calaveritas with offensive, discriminatory, denigrating content, or content that violates the dignity of people or institutions. Non-compliance with this provision will be grounds for immediate disqualification, at the discretion of the organizing committee.
4. Presentation of Calaveritas
- Each selected participant must read their literary calaverita in front of the attending public during the event on October 31st at 6:00 p.m.
- The order of participation will be determined by ASIPONA Manzanillo.
- Each participant will have a maximum of 5 minutes to read their calaverita.
5. Selection of Winners
- The attending public will be responsible for choosing the winners through applause.
- At the end of the presentations, the organizing committee will indicate the dynamic for the public to express their preference.
- The top three places will be determined according to the ovation received by each participant.
- In case of a tie, an additional round of applause will be held among the tied participants to define the corresponding position.
- The result of the public's ovations will be final.
6. Prizes
Cash prizes will be awarded to the top three places:
- First place: $10,000.00 (ten thousand pesos 00/100 M.N.).
- Second place: $6,500.00 (six thousand five hundred pesos 00/100 M.N.).
- Third place: $3,500.00 (three thousand five hundred pesos 00/100 M.N.).
- Fourth to tenth place: surprise kit.
Prizes will be delivered in cash, in an envelope with the corresponding amount, once the official results are announced.
7. General Provisions
- Registration implies acceptance of these rules.
- Participants must maintain respectful conduct during the contest.
- Any unforeseen situation will be resolved by the organizing committee.
- The organizing committee may take necessary measures to ensure order and the proper development of the activity.
Date of Last Update: 27/10/2026 (17:38)
