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In 2003, as a student, I first heard the piece "Lagarto" for chamber ensemble and electronics by Mexican composer Ro-drigo Sigal. It was not only one of the first works I encountered that employed new technologies, but it also carried a significant emotional weight. The piece addresses one of the most important armed conflicts in modern Mexican histo-ry and incorporates field recordings from the conflict zone, as well as news broadcasts from that time. These elements create a work with a profound emotional impact on the listener. However, it wasn't until 2008 that I began to incorporate field recordings into my own compositions. Initially, these recordings served merely as decorative elements, but over time, they began to play a crucial role in the structural design of my works. During the various lockdowns of the COVID-19 pandemic, the frustration of not being able to visit my home country for an extended period pushed me to create works based on field recordings made with mobile phones by people close to me in Mexico City. As time passed, these recordings evolved into mixes from different cities around the world that I visited, becoming increasingly significant and sophisticated in their structural role within my composi-tions. However, this year, 2024, has been filled with personal losses, leading me to once again explore the profound emotional weight similar to what I experienced when I first listened to 'Lagarto.' The combination of this emotional depth with the structural use of field recordings in a specific work will be the focus of this presentation.