Evangelina Vigil-Piñón is a Chicana poet, children's book author, director,[1] translator, and television personality.
Evangelina Vigil-Piñón | |
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Born | (1949-11-29) November 29, 1949 (age 72) San Antonio, Texas, U.S. |
Occupation | poet, novelist, director, translator |
Language | English |
Nationality | American |
Genre | Romance fiction |
Her mother's family emigrated to Texas in the early 1900s from Parras, Mexico. As a child, Vigil-Piñón lived with her maternal grandmother.[1] Her interest in literature started since she was a little girl. As a sixth grader, her principal sent her to the Inman Christian Center, a private art school in San Antonio, where she was in attendance with people in their twenties.[1] Vigil-Piñón earned a scholarship for business administration and started school at Prairie View A&M University. She graduated from University of Houston.[citation needed] [2] She studied at St. Mary's University, and University of Texas at San Antonio. She was assistant editor of Americas Review.[2] She teaches Mexican American and U.S. Hispanic literature as an adjunct lecturer[3] at University of Houston.[4] She currently is a television journalist extensively involved in community affairs with ABC-KTRK TV Channel 13 in Houston, Texas.[5] Married Mark Anthony Piñón[6] in 1983; they had a son, Marc-Antony Piñón,[7] in 1984.[8]
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