Jorge Enrique González Pacheco
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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]
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, including Under the light of my blood.[5]
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.[6]
One of his well-known poems titled "Havana" is dedicated to his childhood city.[7]
González Pacheco is the founder and CEO of the Seattle Latino Film Festival (SLFF), a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.[8][9] SLFF is ranked on Top 5 of the most important Latino film festivals in the United States.[10] 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[11] and many other countries, including Spain,[12] and Singapore.[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
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]
