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El Cuerpo Perfecto / The Perfect Body - by  Ana Lilia Pérez (Paperback) - 1 of 1

El Cuerpo Perfecto / The Perfect Body - by Ana Lilia Pérez (Paperback)

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  • DESCUBRE EL PRECIO OCULTO DE LA PERFECCIÓNpersonas persiguen un ideal de belleza imposible.
  • About the Author: Ana Lilia Pérez (Ciudad de México) es escritora, periodista y profesora universitaria.
  • 320 Pages
  • Cooking + Food + Wine, Regional & Ethnic

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DESCUBRE EL PRECIO OCULTO DE LA PERFECCIÓN

personas persiguen un ideal de belleza imposible. Pero detrás de la promesa de "una mejor versión de ti" se esconde un mercado que lucra con la insatisfacción, la ansiedad y la vulnerabilidad.

Con la solidez de su investigación periodística, Ana Lilia Pérez desnuda los engranajes de una industria que normalizó el tuneo estético: desde intervenciones clandestinas y procedimientos de bajo costo realizados sin condiciones médicas, hasta las tendencias dictadas por influencers y la presión del llamado efecto Zoom.

El cuerpo perfecto revela cómo los cánones virtuales de belleza empujan a modificar ojos, nariz, mejillas, cintura o cualquier parte del cuerpo sin advertir los riesgos intrusismo médico, prácticas ilegales, venenos disfrazados de "rellenos milagrosos" y, en no pocos casos, consecuencias fatales.

Este libro no solo documenta fraudes, engaños y negligencias que rayan en la criminalidad; también muestra que la obsesión por alcanzar un ideal irreal es un problema de salud pública que exige reflexión y decisiones informadas.

Un llamado urgente a mirar más allá del espejo, a cuestionar los modelos que nos imponen y a proteger lo más valioso: la vida misma.

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DISCOVER THE HIDDEN PRICE OF PERFECTION

Millions of people chase an impossible ideal of beauty. But behind the promise of becoming "a better version of yourself" lies a market that profits from dissatisfaction, anxiety, and vulnerability.

With the power of her investigative journalism, Ana Lilia Pérez exposes the inner workings of an industry that has normalized aesthetic "tuning" from clandestine interventions and low-cost procedures performed without medical oversight to trends dictated by influencers and the pressures of the so-called Zoom effect.

The Perfect Body reveals how virtual beauty standards push people to alter their eyes, nose, cheeks, waist--or any part of their bodies--without understanding the risks medical malpractice, illegal practices, poisons disguised as "miracle fillers," and, in far too many cases, fatal consequences.

This book not only documents fraud, deceit, and negligence bordering on the criminal but also shows that the obsession with achieving an unreal ideal is a public health issue that demands reflection and informed choices.

This is an urgent call to look beyond the mirror, to question standards imposed to us, and to protect what is most valuable: life itself.

WARNING: CONTAINS SENSITIVE IMAGES



About the Author



Ana Lilia Pérez (Ciudad de México) es escritora, periodista y profesora universitaria. Sus artículos y reportajes se han publicado en numerosos medios de comunicación, como Esquire, CNN, Süddeutsche Zeitung (Alemania), La Jornada, El Financiero, Excélsior, Novedades, Milenio, Contralínea, Fortuna, Cambio, Variopinto y Newsweek en Español. Es autora de Camisas azules, manos negras (Grijalbo, 2010), El cártel negro (Grijalbo, 2011), Mares de cocaína (Grijalbo, 2014), Verdugos (Grijalbo, 2016) y Pemex RIP (Grijalbo, 2017).

Entre otros reconocimientos, ha recibido el Premio Nacional de Periodismo, el Leipziger Medienpreis, la medalla Defensora de la Libertad y Promotora del Progreso y el Premio Golden Victoria 2015 de la Asociación de Editores de Diarios y Revistas Alemanas.

Dimensions (Overall): 9.0 Inches (H) x 6.0 Inches (W)
Weight: .81 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 320
Genre: Cooking + Food + Wine
Sub-Genre: Regional & Ethnic
Publisher: Grijalbo
Theme: Mexican
Format: Paperback
Author: Ana Lilia Pérez
Language: Spanish
Street Date: April 7, 2026
TCIN: 1007251089
UPC: 9786073866637
Item Number (DPCI): 247-06-3085
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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