Departures of note

Pablo Téllez de la Poza was a Spanish cultural producer and manager from Córdoba. He studied scenography at the Escuela Superior de Arte Dramático before turning to cultural production early in his career, and he served as manager of Verbo Servicios Culturales, a company devoted to the management and production of cultural events. He was the son of the well-known photographer Francisco Téllez Naranjo. He directed the 2026 edition of Cosmopoética, the international poetry festival promoted by Córdoba's city council, and had previously been responsible for the Eutopía festival, several editions of the Córdoba book fair, and initiatives in other cities such as Marbella, where he launched Marpoética, as well as collaborations at Madrid's Matadero. His company worked with institutions including the Centro de Arte Pepe Espaliú, Sala Vimcorsa, and the Qurtubajazz festival. Téllez de la Poza died in a motorcycle accident in Córdoba on 24 September 2026, at the age of 49, on the eve of the festival's opening.