Jorge Enrique González Pacheco

Jorge Enrique González Pacheco is an international award-winning Cuban poet, film industry professional, and cultural entrepreneur. He has a Bachelor's Degree in Latin American Literature from University of Havana, Cuba, and a Master's Degree in Hispanic Literature from Complutense University of Madrid, Spain.[1]

Jorge Enrique González Pacheco
Born
Cuba
NationalityUnited States
Notable work
Poetry and Cinema

Biography

González Pacheco was born in Marianao, Havana, on September 9, 1969. His mother died when he was very young, and his relationship with his father was turbulent.[2] González Pacheco moved to the United States in 2003, and since 2006 he has been living in Seattle.[3]

He published his first poem in Alaluz, a literary magazine of the University of California, Riverside.[4] He has published six books,[5] including Under the light of my blood.[6]

In 1990 integrated the group of young poets that participated at the revolution of Cuban literature that distanced itself from political themes and created a clearer and more universal lyric. As a freedom defender, in an interview he criticized the situation of the civil liberties on his country.[7]

One of his well-known poems titled "Havana" is dedicated to his childhood city.[8]

González Pacheco is the founder and CEO of the Seattle Latino Film Festival (SLFF), a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.[9][10]

He has read his poetry in the United States[11] and many other countries, including Spain.[12]

Books
  • (1992) Poesía Ilustrada, International Edition Group, New York, NY, USA
  • (2003) Antología de la Décima Cósmica de La Habana, FAH, Mexico City, Mexico
  • (2003) Notaciones del Inocente, Ediciones Qneras, Moguer, Spain
  • (2004) Tierra de Secreta Transparencia, Torremozas & Fundación Juan Ramon Jimenez, Madrid, Spain
  • (2009) Bajo la luz de mi sangre / Under the Light of my Blood (bilingual edition), Trafford, Victoria BC, Canada
  • (2020) Habitante Invisible, Ediciones Deslinde, Madrid, España

Awards
  • 1996 Delia Carrera Poetry Prize, Havana, Cuba[13]
  • 2015 HIPGivers Award by Hispanics in Philanthropy, San Francisco, California, USA
  • 2018 Mayor's Arts Award, Seattle, Washington, USA[14]

Interview
  • La Poesía en su Sangre[15]
  • Un poète cubain-étasunien sur les rues de France.

Notes
  • González Pacheco, Jorge Enrique (1995). “La mudez del alba”. Revista Alaluz. XXVII (1): pag 59.
  • González Pacheco, Jorge Enrique (2008). La dócil alba que en tu altura guia-L'aube docile qui depuis ton royaume guide. Paris, France: Arcoiris, Revue de Création Littéraire Bilingue. pp. 322, 323.
  • González Pacheco, Jorge Enrique, Poetry Now, Sacramento Poetry Center (2009), California, USA
  • Puentes Izquierdo, Zoraida (2011). Literatura Cubana contemporánea (1959-1999) Selección de lecturas (1ra ed.). Universidad de las Artes, Havana, Cuba: Ediciones Cúpulas. pp. 28, 30, 88.
  • González Pacheco, Jorge Enrique, Poem: Pobre espacio del que huyo, Azahares, Spanish Language Literary Magazine (2015): pag 28, College of Languages and Communication, University of Arkansas - Fort Smith. USA
  • González Pacheco, Jorge Enrique, Poems: Homeless and Inventario,[16] Spanish Language Literary Magazine (2019): pag 5,6 College of Languages and Communication, University of Arkansas - Fort Smith. USA
  • González Pacheco, Jorge Enrique, Revista Literaria [17] (2020), pp 81, 82 University of South Florida - Tampa. USA

References
  1. Meet the 2018 Mayor’s Arts Award winners: Jorge Enrique González Pacheco
  2. Jorge Enrique Gonzalez Pacheco, Seattle Latino Film Festival Founder
  3. Torres, Blanca, "Shaping Seattle’s understanding of Latinos through film", October 08, 2014, The Seattle Times
  4. González Pacheco, Jorge Enrique (1991). "Escritos Inéditos". Revista Alaluz. XXIII (2). pag 47
  5. WorldCat Identities
  6. O'Toole, Gavin. "Senators of the word", The Latin American Review of Books, London, UK
  7. Cuban Americans in Seattle reflect on Castro’s death, The Seattle Times, November 26, 2016
  8. Poetry Atlas
  9. Keogh, Tom. "Seattle Latino Film Festival expands to 10 days", Oct 04, 2012, The Seattle Times
  10. SEATTLE LATINO FILM FESTIVAL COMES TO SEATTLE U
  11. Book People
  12. Recital del poeta cubano González Pacheco en Mazagón, Diario Huelva YA
  13. "Jorge Enrique González Pacheco (Cuba/USA)", THE PIP (PROJECT FOR INNOVATIVE POETRY)
  14. The 2018 Mayor’s Arts Awards
  15. La Raza del Noroeste, November, 2009 (Spanish)
  16. Azahares
  17. Surco Sur
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