I wasn’t lost, and it wasn’t the recording of a comedy skit. In the middle of the stands of the Guayaquil Book Fair, where a hundred visitors walked through the halls with bags full of purchases, Valentina Cedeño was spotted in the crowd. Dressed in a large dress in pastel shades, a tiara on her head and posing in front of a photographer’s camera.

His hobby: reading. The reason for her special and special wardrobe: the photo session in honor of her 15 years.

Marco Cedeño and Valentina Cedeño, 14 years old, are father and daughter who share the joy of reading. He is more notable for business and motivational works; while the teenager loves romance books. It was the same passion that led them to choose FIL Guayaquil as the setting for their photo shoot.

This Saturday afternoon, Valentina arrived on site with a beautiful pastel dress to not only immortalize her 15 years in photos, but also to pay tribute with this session to her faithful companions: books.

His parents, who had gone to the FIL the day before to get a scouting Of the possible scenarios, they tell EL UNIVERSO that their daughter spends whole hours reading. You can read a book in one or two days. And he always asks for literary works as gifts.

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Valentina during one of the photos taken at the stands of the Guayaquil Book Fair. Photos Mishell Sánchez

He has his own personal library at home, with about 30 books so far. Being among them Arlette, by Oscary Arroyo; The king’s perfume, by Karine Bernal; And The Red Queen, by Victoria Aveyard.

Her birthday is actually December 1, but Valentina and her parents couldn’t miss this opportunity to celebrate with the written word. That is why they made every effort to obtain the necessary permits for this photo shoot two days before the fair.

Valentina with her family in the middle of the Guayaquil Book Fair during her photo session for her 15 years. Photo: Mishell Sánchez

She was also accompanied to the session by her mother Carla Caleño, her brother Lucas and her best friend Sofía Taranto, who did not miss any details about the fifteen-year-old. They were by her side to give her water, make sure her dress was photographed flawlessly, take care of her makeup, encourage her, and even shower her with kisses to calm her nerves.

Together they toured the entire fair, including storming the stages of the Wonderland bookstore with its Harry Potter magic, the Mr. Books room, the Artesco neon tunnel and the giant chess set in honor of CS Lewis.

The booksellers were happy to help the teenager, so La Española lent her a book by Jules Verne to accompany her photo in the hot air balloon in honor of Around the World in 80 Days. And in the middle of the session a photographer came by to suggest ideas. “Girl, take a picture of her as if she were flying,” he said at one point when he surprised the nice model on a staircase near the notebooks at the Betero stand.

It was like this family, who arranged all the permits at Expoplaza in just two days to make this photo shoot possible. (JO).