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Pilar Ramírez Tello
Born 1976
Nationality Spanish
Education Binghamton University
Occupation Translator
Known for Spanish translation of The Hunger Games

Pilar Ramírez Tello (born in 1976 in Granada, Spain) is a talented translator. She translates texts from English into Spanish. She is well-known for translating popular books like The Hunger Games and the Divergent series into Spanish.

Early Life and Education

Pilar Ramírez Tello started her journey in 1994. She went to the University of Granada in Spain. There, she studied Translation and Interpreting. This means she learned how to change words from one language to another.

After graduating in 1999, she continued her studies. She earned a Master's degree in Comparative Literature and Translation. She got this degree from Binghamton University in New York, USA. A few years later, she decided to focus fully on translating books.

Her Career as a Translator

Pilar has translated more than fifty books. She has worked for big publishers like RBA, Salamandra, and Penguin Random House. Besides translating books, she also works as a freelance translator. This means she works for herself and takes on different projects.

She also taught Spanish for a year and a half. She was an adjunct professor at Binghamton University.

Creating "Sinsajo"

One of Pilar Ramírez Tello's most famous creations is the word "sinsajo." This word is the Spanish name for the iconic bird in The Hunger Games series. The English name for this bird is "Mockingjay." The word "sinsajo" later became the title for the last two Hunger Games movies in Spanish.

Pilar has explained how she came up with this unique word. In the Hunger Games story, Mockingjays were created by accident. First, there were "jabberjays." These were male birds made by the Capitol. They could remember and repeat whole conversations. The Capitol used them to spy on rebels.

But the rebels found out and fed the birds false information. So, the Capitol released the jabberjays into the wild. They hoped the birds would die out. However, the jabberjays mated with female mockingbirds. No one expected them to be able to reproduce with other birds. Their offspring were called mockingjays.

In Spanish, "jabberjay" could be translated as "charlajo." This means "a bird that can talk." The Spanish word for "mockingjay" is "sinsonte." Pilar cleverly combined parts of these two Spanish words. She took "sin" from "sinsonte" and "sajo" from "charlajo" (or a similar sound from "jabberjay"). This created the new word "sinsajo" for the new bird species.

Books She Has Translated

Translations by Pilar Ramírez Tello
Author Title Spanish Title Publisher Year
Asimov, Isaac The Complete Robot Alamut 2008
Banks, Iain M. Against a Dark Background La factoria de ideas 2005
Barker, Clive Books of Blood La factoría de ideas 2004
Beukes, Lauren The Shining Girls RBA 2013
Borchardt, Alice The Wolf King La factoría de ideas 2003
Bowman, Erin Taken Almuzara 2008
Broderik, Damien Godplayers La factoría de ideas 2003
Brooks, Max World War Z Almuzara 2008
Carter, Ally Heist Society RBA 2011
Collins, Suzanne Hunger Games Los Juegos del Hambre RBA 2009
Catching Fire En Llamas RBA 2010
Mockingjay Sinsajo RBA 2011
Year of the Jungle RBA 2013
Connolly, John The Book of Lost Things Oniro 2008
Crowley, Cath Graffiti Moon RBA 2011
de Board, Aliette Xuya Universe Fata Libelli 2014
Dixon, Nell Blue Remembered Heels Algaida 2010
Houck, Colleen Tiger's Quest RBA 2011
Tiger's Voyage RBA 2012
Tiger's Destiny RBA 2013
Hunt, Stephen The Kingdom Beyond the Waves Oniro 2009
LaZebnik, Claire Epic Fail RBA 2012
MacHale, D.J. Pendragon: The Merchant of Death El mercader de la muerte Tropismos 2006
Pendragon: The Lost City of Faar La ciudad perdida de Faar Tropismos 2007
Pendragon: The Never War La guerra que nunca existió Tropismos 2022
MacLeod, Ian R. The Light Ages La factoría de ideas 2005
Magorian, Michelle Just Henry Oniro 2009
Matheson, Richard Short Stories Gigamesh 2008
Born of Man and Woman Gigamesh 2014
McKinney, Meagan Till Dawn Tames the Night Nefer 2007
Fair is the Rose Nefer 2008
Pratchett, Terry The Wee Free Men Almuzura 2008
Resnick, Mike Tomb Raider: The Amulet of Power La factoría de ideas 2004
Reynolds, Alastair Chams City La factoría de ideas 2004
Riordan, Rick Percy Jackson's Greek Gods Salamandra 2015
Roth, Veronica Divergent Divergente RBA 2011
Insurgent Insurgente RBA 2012
Allegiant Leal RBA 2014
Four Cuatro RBA 2015
Skemp, Ethan Magickeepers La factoría de ideas 2002
Smith, Craig The Painted Messiah Algaida 2010
The Blood Lance Algaida 2010
Tahir, Sabaa An Ember in the Ashes Montena 2015
Waters, Daniel Generation Dead RBA 2009
Kiss of Like RBA 2010
Passing Strange RBA 2011
Wells, H.G. The Invisible Man RBA 2012
The Island of Doctor Moreau RBA 2012
Wiseman, Richard 59 seconds RBA 2010
Yancey, Rick The Fifth Wave La Quinta Ola RBA 2013
The Infinite Sea RBA 2014
The Last Star RBA 2016

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