Jairo Guerrero
Music inspired by the short story El Sexto Sentido by Mexican poet Amado Nervo
Produced by Jairo Guerrero & Mario Sanmartí
“Who knows if man is not yet prepared to see the things that lie beyond today! Imagine the terror, the bewilderment, the despair that would seize us if we were to glimpse our destiny.”
El Sexto Sentido (excerpt)
Amado Nervo
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JAIRO GUERRERO
MARIO SANMARTI
The album Sexto Sentido, inspired by the short story El Sexto Sentido by poet Amado Nervo (1870-1919), created by sound artist Jairo Guerrero —recognized for his experimental approach to electronic music— and co-produced by Mario Sanmartí, two-time GRAMMY® Award winner, fuses electronic atmospheres and rhythms with the organic textures of the piano, achieving a unique harmonic and melodic dimension. This album reimagines Nervo’s work through a contemporary sonic experience, inviting listeners to rediscover the story from a new perspective.
The story explores extrasensory perception and the visions of the protagonist, who, after an operation, acquires the ability to see the future.
The music creates a sonic space that mirrors his new reality, with the piano —as the central voice of the work— representing this seer of futures and the mental and emotional conflicts he faces.
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Sensorio
Actos futuristas
Visión ulterior
Recuerdo inexistente
La muda estupefacción de las razas
La sociedad de si mismo
Epílogo (Prólogo en Voz)
Download Nervo’s original short story here to read while listening to the album.
Each chapter is accompanied by the tracks of the album, and the text highlights the exact moments where the music complements the story, taking this literary experience to a deeper level of sensory connection — just as Nervo himself proposed through the very concept of the “sixth sense.”
Click on the links within this PDF to access the songs on Spotify.
Sexto Sentido in Conversation with the Press
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Amado Nervo (1870–1919) was a Mexican poet, novelist, and diplomat, renowned for his spirituality and lyrical sensitivity. His work, influenced by Modernismo, explores themes such as love, faith, and death, with notable poems including La amada inmóvil and En paz.
El sexto sentido, first published in 1913 in Mundial Magazine (a journal directed from Paris by Rubén Darío), is considered one of the pioneering works of science fiction and fantastic literature in Latin America. It delves into mysticism and extrasensory perception, telling the story of a man who acquires the ability to perceive the future and the intangible — reflecting on life and human nature with extraordinary sensitivity.
Short Story El Sexto Sentido, written by Amado Nervo
Graphic Design: Jairo Guerrero / www.sjg.mx
Cover Illustration: Jairo Guerrero with the support of Lexica Art AI
Portrait of Amado Nervo: Julio Ruelas (1904). Las Voces, Paris, Mexico, Librería de la Vda. de Ch. Bauret, 1904
The downloadable book has been created for educational and cultural purposes only, with no commercial intent, and does not interfere with the normal exploitation of any work. The rights to the design and format of this edition are reserved and protected under the Federal Copyright Law.
The album Sexto Sentido is a musical adaptation based on Amado Nervo’s short story El Sexto Sentido, first published in 1913. The original version of this story is in the public domain; however, the musical interpretation and the compositions contained in this album are the intellectual property of Jairo Guerrero and Mario Sanmarti.
Concept, Music, Composition, Arrangements & Programming: Jairo Guerrero
Piano Composition & Arrangement: Mario Sanmarti
Executive Production: Jairo Guerrero & Mario Sanmarti
Recording & Mixing:
Jairo Guerrero: OMB Estudio, México
Mario Sanmarti: SK Productions Spain
General Mastering: Gonzalo Ramos, España
**Mastering of Epilogue: Christopher Alva, Colibrí Music Records, México
Graphic Design: SJG.mx / Jairo Guerrero
RP: Miguel Bautista - MB Relaciones Públicas y Comunicación
DWE/Days Without and End Records 2025 ®
