Kategoria BISAC: Biography & Autobiography >> Cultural, Ethnic & Regional - Hispanic & Latino

From the poverty-stricken streets of Ponce, Puerto Rico to the vibrant barrios of New York City, HECTOR LAVOE became the singer of all singers, and the driving-force behind the Salsa movement in the mid-1960s. His popularity rivaled that of his contemporaries, Tito Puente, Celia Cruz and Johnny Pacheco.

Behind the music, Hector's life was filled with drugs, alcohol and women. An endless stream of tragedy plagued him including: a gun-related accident that killed his son, Hector's ninth floor jump from a hotel window and his death in 1993 from AIDS.

But Hector's pristine voice,...

In 1952, soon after her arrival in Brazil, Elizabeth Bishop asked her new Brazilian friends which of their country's books she should read. They recommended Minha Vida de Menina - a diary kept by a young girl who lived in a mining town at the end of the nineteenth century. As a labor of love, Elizabeth Bishop devoted three years to translating the diary, a delightful account of a young girl's life in Brazil.

After more than two years of captivity deep in the Colombian jungle, surrounded by jaguars, snakes, and tarantulas, miles from any town or hospital, Clara Rojas prepared to give birth in a muddy tent surrounded by heavily...

El Primer Papa Latinoamericano. Un hombre que eligio como su primer acto una simple peticion: por favor oren por mi.

Francisco es la biografia completa de un hombre humilde que de la noche a la manana se ha convertido en uno de los hombres mas influyentes del planeta.

La reciente dimision del Papa Benedicto XVI tomo al mundo por sorpresa y por buenas razones. Mas de 600 anos han pasado desde que un Papa renuncio a su cargo.

Jorge Mario Bergoglio, ahora Papa Francisco, es un hombre de oracion, un hombre de accion y un hombre humilde que...

This long-awaited biography provides a fascinating and comprehensive picture of Garcia Marquez's life up to the publication of his classic 100 Years of Solitude. Based on nearly a decade of research, this biographical study sheds new light on the life and works of the Nobel Laureate, father of magical realism, and bestselling author in the history of the Spanish language. As Garcia Marquez's impact endures on well into his ninth decade, Stavans's keen insights constitute the definitive re-appraisal of the literary giant's life and corpus. The later part of his life will be covered...

La estrella de "Orange is the New Black" y de "Jane the Virgin" presenta su historia personal acerca de la grave situacion en que se encuentran los inmigrantes indocumentados en este pais.

Diane Guerrero, la actriz de television del popular programa "Orange is the New Black" y de "Jane the Virgin," contaba con solo catorce anos cuando un dia sus padres y su hermano fueron arrestados y deportados mientras ella estaba en la escuela. Como habia nacido en Estados Unidos, Guerrero pudo permanecer en el pais y seguir estudiando gracias a la bondad de amigos de la familia, quienes se hicieron...

In the darkness of the early hours of October 27, 1978, Harold Fernandez and his brother huddled in the bow of a small motorboat fighting against the ravages of the Atlantic Ocean. The darkness, the solitude of the night, and the ferocious movements of the boat were too much for them to handle. They thought that they would die. Harold prayed and begged the lord for another day so that he could see his parents.

Once a safe and humble community, Barrio Antioquia - a town in Medelin, Colombia - was now plagued by unemployment and overrun by gangs, drug mules, and hired assassins....