Jorge Enrique González Pacheco Explained
Jorge Enrique González Pacheco |
Birth Place: | Cuba |
Nationality: | American |
Works: | Poetry and Cinema |
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]
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] SLFF is ranked on Top 5 of the most important Latino film festivals in the United States.[11] Also he's the founder of Cine Seattle Entertainment LLC, a film production company located in Washington State.
He has read his poetry in the United States[12] and many other countries, including Spain.[13]
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[14]
- 2015 HIPGivers Award by Hispanics in Philanthropy, San Francisco, California, USA
- 2018 Mayor's Arts Award, Seattle, Washington, USA[15]
Interview
- La Poesía en su Sangre[16]
- Un poète cubain-étasunien sur les rues de France.
- The 13th annual Seattle Latino Film Festival starts Friday[17]
- Diversity is celebrated at the 2021 Seattle Film Festival[18]
- Radio Interview in Spanish with Paula Lamas [19]
- Fundo uno de los festivales de cine latino mas completos de Estados Unidos[20]
- «La poesía me salvó y me ayudó a entender una vida con ausencias», "El Comercio", May, 3rd of 2023. Gijon, Spain.[21]
- How Jorge Enrique González Pacheco Became a Leading Voice in the PNW for the Latino Community[22]
- Good Day Seattle[23]
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,[24] 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 [25] (2020), pp 81, 82 University of South Florida - Tampa. USA
- González Pacheco, Jorge Enrique,[26] Spanish Language Literary Magazine (2022): pags 33, 34, College of Languages and Communication, University of Arkansas - Fort Smith. USA
- +LATINO/A DIASPORA HERITAGE RESOURCE PACKET, Burke Museum, University of Washington (WA) pag 3
- Tarik Abdullah, Paula Boggs, Fulgencio Lazo, Jorge Enrique Gonzalez Pacheco, and Karen P. Thomas receive Seattle Mayor's Arts Awards on August 30, 2018.[27]
- Voices in the Forest, City of Shoreline, WA, USA[28]
External links
Notes and References
- https://www.cityartsmagazine.com/meet-the-2018-mayors-arts-award-winners-jorge-enrique-gonzalez-pacheco/ Meet the 2018 Mayor’s Arts Award winners: Jorge Enrique González Pacheco
- http://hiponline.org/jorge-enrique-gonzalez-pacheco-2015-hipgiver/ Jorge Enrique Gonzalez Pacheco, Seattle Latino Film Festival Founder
- Torres, Blanca, "Shaping Seattle’s understanding of Latinos through film", October 08, 2014, The Seattle Times
- González Pacheco, Jorge Enrique (1991). "Escritos Inéditos". Revista Alaluz. XXIII (2). pag 47
- http://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-no2004-35145/ WorldCat Identities
- O'Toole, Gavin. "Senators of the word", The Latin American Review of Books, London, UK
- http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/northwest/cuban-americans-in-seattle-reflect-on-castros-death/ Cuban Americans in Seattle reflect on Castro’s death
- Poetry Atlas
- Keogh, Tom. "Seattle Latino Film Festival expands to 10 days", Oct 04, 2012, The Seattle Times
- http://www.seattlespectator.com/2016/10/12/seattle-latino-film-festival-comes-seattle-u/ SEATTLE LATINO FILM FESTIVAL COMES TO SEATTLE U
- https://www.jefebet.com/en/lifestyle-en-2/top-5-latin-american-film-festivals-in-the-u-s/ Top 5 Latin American Film Festivals in the U.S.
- https://bookpeopleblog.wordpress.com/2011/04/21/poem-of-the-day-habana-by-jorge-enrique-gonzalez-pacheco/ Book People
- http://huelvaya.es/2016/08/03/recital-del-poeta-cubano-gonzalez-pacheco-en-mazagon/ Recital del poeta cubano González Pacheco
- "Jorge Enrique González Pacheco (Cuba/USA)", THE PIP (PROJECT FOR INNOVATIVE POETRY)
- https://www.cityartsmagazine.com/the-2018-mayors-arts-awards/ The 2018 Mayor’s Arts Awards
- http://www.larazanw.com/noticias/la-poesa-en-su-sangre/ La Raza del Noroeste, November, 2009
- https://www.fox13seattle.com/video/987682 Fox 13
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zuswobc5ook Kiro 7
- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/la-vida-es-una-poes%C3%ADa-que-puede-ser-intensa-y-dram%C3%A1tica/id1489070378?i=1000571018290 Power Moment
- https://blogrutacinco.com/2022/10/22/jorge-gonzalez-pacheco-talento-latino/ Ruta5
- https://www.elcomercio.es/culturas/libros/poesia-salvo-ayudo-entender-vida-ausencias-20230503004254-nt.html El Comercio
- https://symbonic.com/blog/community-jorge-enrique-gonzalez-pacheco?fbclid=IwAR1W-SKklq5AV5X4-HDfwVQ1ht5ioXbp39RObV6jC5Aoq7Vpy3f5hVkkIFg Symbonic
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsi1eRaVNjY Fox 13
- https://issuu.com/ua_fort_smith/docs/azahares_2019 Azahares
- https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1284&context=surcosur Surco Sur
- https://issuu.com/ua_fort_smith/docs/azahares-complete-no_crops-pages Azahares
- https://www.historylink.org/File/21041 HistoryLink
- https://www.shorelinewa.gov/government/departments/parks-recreation-cultural-services/events-arts-and-culture/voices-in-the-forest/jorge-enrique-gonzalez-pacheco Bilingual Poems