Elvis Never Was in Acapulco by Adam Wiseman

ELVIS NEVER WAS in

Adam Wiseman

Adam Wiseman

Adam Wiseman (Mexico City, 1970) tells stories at the intersection between document and the subjective narrative. He graduated from New York University with a degree in Ethnographic Film (1992) and completed the Photojournalism Program at New York’s International Center of Photography (ICP) (1996). His professional career began as a fine printer at Magnum Photos. Some recent bodies of works of his include Arquitectura libre (2020), Tlatelolco desmentido (2014), Moving Portraits (2013), Área conurbada (2012), Not Close Enough (2011), and Subway Series (1998).

He currently divides his time between Mexico City and London, where he is the Head of Photography at the University of East London.

ELVIS NEVER WAS

Adam Wiseman

ELVIS NEVER WAS

Adam Wiseman

Elvis never was in Acapulco . . .

Brigitte was.

“[Presley] said that he would rather kiss three black women than a single Mexican.”

Perhaps Elvis never was in Acapulco, but the Hotel Mirador, the divers of La Quebrada and Tarzan were.

Maybe not Tarzan, but Johnny Weissmüller’s house on a cliff within the Hotel Los Flamingos costs 1,300 pesos a night, getting especially lively on Pozole Thursdays.

Elvis Never Was in Acapulco The images that make up this book were primarily taken in Acapulco, Mexico in 2019; other photographs were taken in 2011, 2012, 2013 and 1984. All Rights Reserved and © for the images and text, 2024, Adam Wiseman All Rights Reserved and for this edition, 2024, Fauna Libros S.A.S. de C.V. Editing: Sara Schulz | Fauna Translation and Proofreading: Julianna Neuhouser and Debra Nagao Cover and Interior Design: María Marín de Buen, Sofía Legarreta and Regina Sierra | Estudio María Marín de Buen Prepress: Paulo Portilla Tirado Printing: Artes

National production carried out with the tax stimulus covered by Article 190 of the LISR (Efiartes).

Gráficas Panorama Distribution: Claudia Romero and Christian Burgos | Fauna Originally published in 2024 ISBN: 978-607-98514-8-4 All rights reserved The total or partial reproduction of this work is prohibited by any means or procedure without the prior written authorization of the publisher This publication is a national literature production carried out with the tax stimulus covered by Article 190 of the LISR (Efiartes-Efilibro) Acknowledgments: Quálitas Special thanks: Alberto Robinson, Marcela López Monsreal and Rosa García.