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Jorge Enrique González-Pacheco (1969 -)

Gonzalez Poet and writer born in Havana, Cuba on September 9, 1969. He moved to the United States in 2003, and since 2006 has been living in Seattle, where he cultivates his dearest passion: writing.

Author of the following books and anthologies: Bajo la Luz de Mi Sangre / Under the Light of My Blood (Bilingual Edition), Victoria BC, Canada, 2009 Tierra de Secreta Transparencia, an anthology of poems by Cuban poet Serafina Nuñez, Madrid, Spain, 2004 Notaciones del Inocente, Moguer, Andalucía, Spain, 2003 Antología de la Décima Cósmica de La Habana, México D.F, México, 2003 Poesía Ilustrada, New York, USA, 1992. His poetry and journalism have been translated into French, Portuguese and English.

Jorge Enrique studied Philosophy and Hispanic Literature in Cuba and Spain. For several years, he worked for ICAIC, the Cuban Film Institute in Havana. From 1991 to the present date he has published poetry and prose in magazines, anthologies, newspapers, and virtual editions in Cuba, the United States, Spain, Mexico, Argentina, France, Puerto Rico, Chile and Brazil. His poetry has been read in Cuba, Mexico, France, Spain, and the United States, including at the Miami Book Fair International, Seattle University, South Florida University in Tampa and Book People in Austin, Texas. He was a sponsor of the Concert in Memoriam of the Spanish Musical Composer Joaquin Rodrigo, Havana, Cuba in November 2002. From 1994 to 2000, Jorge Enrique collaborated in the preparation of programs on Cuban culture that were included in the curricula of the University of California, Riverside; the Pedagogical University of Orleans, France; and the University of Loyola, Chicago. He is the Founder & Executive Director of the Seattle Latino Film Festival