GLORIA ÁLVAREZ

Official press & media center

Gloria
Álvarez

Political Scientist · Author · International Speaker

Individual freedom · Liberal democracy · Public debate

Gloria Álvarez, official portrait

Biography

The author & the public voice

Short bio

Gloria Álvarez is a Guatemalan political scientist, writer, communicator and international speaker whose work has centered on individual freedom, liberal democracy, human rights and civic participation. A graduate with honors in International Relations and Political Science from Universidad Francisco Marroquín, she has delivered more than 3,000 talks across four continents, according to her press materials. She coauthored El engaño populista with Axel Kaiser and wrote Cómo hablar con un progre, Cómo hablar con un conservador and Cómo defender la libertad y no suicidarte en el intento. Her latest book draws on years of public exposure to examine cyberbullying, digital hostility and mental health. Álvarez has also taken part in Guatemala’s political debate with a presidential proposal organized around 15 measures. She is available for interviews on the book, Latin American politics and freedom of expression.

For editors & producers

Her work connects political ideas with the lived experience of speaking in public. The full biography traces her education, four books, international lectures and political participation.

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Gloria Álvarez is a Guatemalan political scientist, writer, communicator and international speaker. Her work has placed questions of individual freedom, liberal democracy, human rights, free markets and civic participation before audiences that do not always agree on the answers. She has moved between books, lectures, media and political debate, arguing for the individual’s ability to make decisions without undue state control while engaging critics across ideological lines.

She graduated with honors in International Relations and Political Science from Universidad Francisco Marroquín in Guatemala. Her press materials also describe specialized study in economic development, public policy and philosophy. Rather than confining that training to academic settings, Álvarez developed a public-facing career: a 2014 address in Zaragoza, Spain, circulated widely online and helped bring her arguments to audiences beyond Guatemala. According to the materials supplied by her team, she has since delivered more than 3,000 talks on four continents, appearing in academic, business, cultural and public-policy forums.

Her first book, El engaño populista, written with Axel Kaiser, examines the political appeal and consequences of populism. In Cómo hablar con un progre, her first solo book, she addresses arguments associated with the contemporary left. Cómo hablar con un conservador turns to the differences between liberal and conservative positions, including disagreements about individual choice and the use of law to impose moral preferences. Taken together, the three books trace a sustained interest in the language and limits of political persuasion in Latin America.

Her fourth book, Cómo defender la libertad y no suicidarte en el intento, changes the scale of that conversation. Drawing on her own experience as a public figure, Álvarez examines cyberbullying, online harassment, polarization and the culture of cancellation. The book asks what it takes to defend ideas publicly when hostility follows a person home through a phone screen. It brings political and cultural analysis together with reflections on anxiety, loneliness, emotional exhaustion, resilience and personal responsibility. The subject is relevant beyond politics: anyone who teaches, writes, organizes or speaks online can recognize the pressure to remain visible while protecting mental health.

Álvarez’s public career also includes a presidential proposal in Guatemala. Her materials present 15 measures concerning the structure of the state, justice, monetary choice, civil liberties and citizen participation. She has placed these ideas in the national debate through a candidacy and public advocacy. This part of her record belongs to her political career; it is distinct from the literary and media work presented elsewhere in this press center. Her positions can be discussed and challenged in interviews as proposals, rather than treated as settled facts or institutional policy.

For journalists and producers, Álvarez can speak from several vantage points: as an author writing about the emotional cost of public exposure, as a communicator whose work circulates through digital media, and as a participant in debates over liberty and government in Latin America. Her international speaking experience allows her to connect local political questions to wider conversations about free expression, technology and the responsibilities of public life. Her latest book offers an especially direct entry point for interviews about what online discourse does to the people who take part in it.

Bibliography

Books by Gloria Álvarez

Four works across populism, political dialogue and digital life. Covers are taken from the supplied editorial catalog.

Cover of El engaño populista

El engaño populista

2016 · Ariel / Grupo Planeta México
ISBN 978-607-747-228-5

Coauthored with Axel Kaiser, an examination of populism and its political effects in Latin America.

Buy on Amazon México
Cover of Cómo hablar con un progre

Cómo hablar con un progre

2017 · Ariel / Grupo Planeta México
ISBN 978-607-747-441-8

An essay about debating ideas associated with the contemporary left.

Buy on Amazon México

Amazon listing is a different Spanish edition from the Mexican ISBN shown above.

Cover of Cómo hablar con un conservador

Cómo hablar con un conservador

2019 · Ariel / Grupo Planeta México
ISBN 978-607-747-717-4

Examines differences between liberalism and conservatism, especially on individual freedom.

Buy on Amazon México

Amazon listing is the Mexican Kindle edition.

*The editorial catalog lists 2025 for the fourth book; one older press kit labels its opening slide 2026. Publication-year confirmation is pending.

Books at Gloria’s presentations

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Meet Gloria · Presentations & book signings

Upcoming events

Save the date · October 16, 2026

Gloria Álvarez at FIL Monterrey

A presentation of Cómo defender la libertad y no suicidarte en el intento at the Monterrey International Book Fair, followed by a book signing.

Book presentation
Friday, October 16 · 4:00–4:50 p.m.
Venue
Auditorio JAC · Cintermex, Av. Fundidora 501, Monterrey, Nuevo León
Book signing
Table 2 · 5:00–7:00 p.m.
Presenter & moderator
Alejandra Hinojosa · Founder and General Director of Formando Emprendedores Sociales

The auditorium has 160 seats according to the event information supplied by Gloria’s team. Save the date; check the fair’s official program for attendance details.

librerías gandhi

The latest book is available in print and digital formats at Librerías Gandhi, according to the author’s team. It will also be at Gandhi’s stand throughout the fair week.

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Cartel de Gloria Álvarez en FIL Monterrey, con Alejandra Hinojosa como presentadora y moderadora

Book presentation & signing · Mexico City

Shulamit Graber & Gloria Álvarez

A conversation between authors at Librerías Gandhi Lomas, followed by a book signing.

Date & time
Thursday, October 29, 2026 · 7:00 p.m. Mexico City time
Venue
Librerías Gandhi Lomas · Av. de las Palmas 840, Lomas de Chapultepec, Mexico City

Featured books

Shulamit Graber
Nada cambia si nada cambias

Gloria Álvarez
Cómo defender la libertad y no suicidarte en el intento

Meet the author · Miami Book Fair 2026

Gloria Álvarez in Miami

A conversation about Cómo defender la libertad y no suicidarte en el intento, with audience questions and a book signing.

Presentation
Saturday, November 21, 2026 · 1:30 p.m. Miami time
Venue
145 NE Fifth St., Miami, FL 33132
Room
Room 8525 · Building 8, 5th floor

For journalists & producers

Interview requests for Miami

We welcome interview opportunities with television, radio, podcasts, newspapers and digital media ahead of and during the fair. To coordinate a conversation with Gloria, contact Majo Salinas; timing and format are subject to her agenda.

Topics include cyberbullying and online harassment, freedom of expression, polarization, public exposure and emotional resilience, drawing on her latest book and experience in public life.

Majo Salinas
PR & Management — Gloria Álvarez
mjprmgmt@gmail.com

Past events

The events listed above will move here after their dates, with their details and posters available to consult.

Interview angles

Interview topics

Freedom of expression in the digital age

How social platforms reshape disagreement, and how to defend ideas without treating harassment as the price of participation.

Cyberbullying and online harassment

Drawing on years of visibility, she can discuss the consequences of continuous digital hostility and ways to navigate it.

Cancel culture and polarization

What happens when online debate becomes a demand for public punishment rather than an exchange of arguments.

Mental health and public exposure

The emotional toll of visibility: anxiety, loneliness, exhaustion, boundaries and resilience.

Individual freedom and responsibility

How personal choice and responsibility shape her work in books and public life.

Liberal democracy and civic participation

The relationship between limits on power, rights and the ability of citizens to participate in public decisions.

Free markets and Latin America

Her arguments about economic freedom, populism and the role of the state in the region.

Women and freedom

The implications of individual choice and legal equality for women in social and political life.

Political communication

Lessons from a 2014 speech that circulated widely and from speaking to audiences across four continents.

The human side of public debate

How a public figure can sustain disagreement while recognizing the person behind every screen.

In the media · Recent interview

Interviews & features

NEXOS · November 9, 2026

Las derechas y el nuevo orden internacional: entrevista a Gloria Álvarez

Interview by Raudel Ávila · Blog de la redacción de Nexos

A conversation about the rise of new right-wing movements, classical liberalism and the international political landscape, with reflections on individual freedom and authoritarianism. Published in Spanish.

Read full interview on Nexos
Gloria Álvarez

Watch & listen

Videos & Red Pill Nation

A selection of public conversations, including the 2014 speech in Zaragoza that circulated widely across Latin America, and her podcast on YouTube.

El discurso viral de 2014 — imagen del material de prensa

Video / podcast

The 2014 speech that went viral

A speech in Zaragoza on populism and the role of technology in public debate.

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Sobre su libro más reciente — imagen del material de prensa

Video / podcast

On the latest book

Gloria explains what led her to write about cyberbullying, cancel culture and public exposure.

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Entrevista con Jorge Ramos — imagen del material de prensa

Video / podcast

Interview with Jorge Ramos

A conversation on her proposed presidential candidacy and political trajectory in Guatemala.

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Red Pill Nation · pódcast — imagen del material de prensa

Video / podcast

Red Pill Nation · podcast

Interviews and ideas with Gloria Álvarez; the link opens the podcast playlist on YouTube.

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Press room

Releases ready for editors

Read the full text online or download a properly typeset PDF in English or Spanish.

Press release

General press release

Gloria Álvarez, her fourth book and the human cost of digital hostility.

Press release

Miami Book Fair 2026

November 21 · 1:30 p.m.: book conversation, audience Q&A and signing.

Press release

Monterrey Book Fair 2026

October 16: book presentation at Auditorio JAC, followed by a signing.

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Press & media kit

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Public & political career

Beyond her books and lectures, Álvarez has participated in Guatemala’s political debate through a presidential candidacy and a platform of 15 proposals. The materials supplied by her team distinguish five central measures and ten optional measures. They are presented here as her proposals, not as enacted policy.

15 presidential proposals

Adapted faithfully from the supplied infographic; consult the original for the full graphic context.

01

Departmental autonomy

Departments would administer their local tax revenue.

02

State restructuring

The proposal would eliminate 15 secretariats and consolidate administration into four ministries: Health and Education, Economy, Environment and Agriculture, and Defense.

03

National pandemic plan

A specialized protocol to respond to infectious diseases and future pandemics.

04

Flat tax and justice

A single tax, with 50% of revenue directed to security and justice to address impunity.

05

Monetary freedom

Would allow use of and competition between cryptocurrencies and international currencies.

06

Alternative medicine

Proposes decriminalization of plants, medicines, DMT, psilocybin and other substances.

07

Civil unions

Would legalize civil unions between people of the same sex.

08

Adoption

Would end a monopoly on adoption and legalize adoption by same-sex couples.

09

Sex work

Would legalize sex work and establish legal and tax protections for the sector.

10

Surrogacy

Would decriminalize surrogacy.

11

Abortion

Would decriminalize abortion to provide access in hygienic medical conditions.

12

Euthanasia and organs

Would decriminalize euthanasia and voluntary organ sales.

13

Null and blank votes

If these reached 30%, elections would be repeated with different future candidates.

14

Voting abroad

Would legalize voting by Guatemalans outside the country.

15

Independent candidates

Would remove the national list and mandatory party affiliation for independent legislative candidates.

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For publication

Media photos & images

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Official channels

Social media

Events & speaking invitations

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Press contact

Media & interview requests

Majo Salinas

PR & Management — Gloria Álvarez

mjprmgmt@gmail.com

For television, radio, podcasts, book fairs, interviews and speaking or media opportunities.

Contact PR

Author contact: Gloria Álvarez · alvarez.gy@gmail.com