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.

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. González Pacheco moved to the United States in 2003, and since 2006 he has been living in Seattle.
He published his first poem in Alaluz, a literary magazine of the University of California, Riverside. He has published six books, including Under the light of my blood.
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.
One of his well-known poems titled "Havana" is dedicated to his childhood city.
González Pacheco is the founder and CEO of the Seattle Latino Film Festival, a 501 non-profit organization.
He has read his poetry in the United States and many other countries, including Spain.

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