Mónica Puerta-Hill

Bio

Mónica is a Spanish language editor and oversees Getty's bilingual program. Before joining Getty, she worked as a journalist in South America and as a translator/media relations specialist in the US. She is a native of Bogotá, Colombia.

Communications, J. Paul Getty Trust Spanish language editor

Stories

  1. Finding Inspiration at the Villa

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    Photograph of a bearded person wearing a fedora laughing while playing drums on dimly lit stage.

    Poncho Sánchez, an icon of Latin jazz, was captivated by the refined ceramic vessels, the architecture, and the serene atmosphere of the Villa Outer Peristyle

    Dec 2, 2025

  2. La Villa inspira

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    Photograph of a bearded person wearing a fedora laughing while playing drums on dimly lit stage.

    Poncho Sánchez, ícono del jazz latino, quedó cautivado por las refinadas vasijas de cerámica, la arquitectura y el ambiente sosegado del peristilo exterior de la Villa

    Dec 2, 2025

  3. Latin-American Photographers

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    A black and white photograph of a barefooted boy carrying bags as he walk past a store front window

    From the streets of Mexico City to the Argentine Pampas, these photographs capture moments in lives, generations, and professions that cannot be replicated

    Oct 14, 2025

  4. ¿Qué escucha nuestra editora de español?

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    A woman in a pink blazer smiles in front of a blooming garden on a sunny day.

    ¿Está buscando una nueva lista de reproducción en Spotify?

    May 1, 2025

  5. What Does Our Spanish Language Editor Listen to?

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    A woman in a pink blazer smiles in front of a blooming garden on a sunny day.

    Looking for a new Spotify playlist?

    May 1, 2025

  6. ¡Getty es muy padre!

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    Students pose in a museum in front of famous paintings.

    ¿Por qué una profesora de Tijuana, México, año tras año traería al Getty Center a sus estudiantes de noveno grado y se embarcaría en una excursión de más de trescientas millas y doce horas de viaje de ida y vuelta en dos viajes con noventa jóvenes de catorce y quince años?

    Feb 13, 2025

  7. South American Visionaries in Digital Art

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    A photograph of a large gallery. The floors are wood, the back wall features large works of art. There's a microphone on the floor in the center of the space

    MOLAA presents Arteônica: Art, Science, and Technology in Latin America Today through February 23, 2025

    Jan 30, 2025

  8. Innovadores suramericanos del arte digital

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    A photograph of a large gallery. The floors are wood, the back wall features large works of art. There's a microphone on the floor in the center of the space

    El MOLAA presenta “Arteônica: Arte, ciencia y tecnología en América Latina hoy” hasta el 23 de febrero de 2025

    Jan 30, 2025

  9. When Getty is “muy padre’’

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    Students pose in a museum in front of famous paintings.

    Why would a teacher in Tijuana, Mexico, bring her ninth-grade students to the Getty Center every year, braving two 300-mile, 12-hour-round-trip bus rides with 90 14- and 15-year-olds?

    Aug 21, 2024