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Club de Lectores (Readers’ Club) Presents Popular Mexican Author Maråa Amparo Escandón as Part of Ongoing, Dynamic Series
Miami, FL -- Univision 23, Miami Dade College’s Florida Center for Literary Arts and Vintage Español (a division of Random House, Inc.) once again join forces to host Club de Lectores (Reader’s Club), a series of author appearances featuring prominent contemporary Hispanic authors. The series was successfully launched several months ago and has already featured authors Jorge Bucay and Roberto Ampuero. In July, Club de Lectores has chosen popular Mexican author María Amparo Escandón, who will promote her latest novel Transportes González e Hija (González & Daughter Trucking Co.) by participating in a number of events including radio and television interviews, a live chat and a live presentation.
Ms. Escandón will participate in a live chat on Univision.com (Keyword: Miami) on Wednesday, July 20th at 7:00 p.m., where she will discuss her novel and provide insight into her writing philosophy. Then, listen to an interview with the author on Univision Radio and join her on Thursday, July 21st at 7:30 p.m. for a live presentation at Miami Dade College’s Wolfson Campus, room #3210 (building 3, 2nd floor) in downtown Miami. The event is free and open to the public. Finally, Univision 23’s Miami Ahora will feature Ms. Escandón on July 23rd at 10:00 a.m.
Transportes González e Hija (González & Daughter Trucking Co.) is the hilarious and heartbreaking story that explores the bonds between fathers and daughters and the power of female friendship. Libertad González is a model prisoner in the Mexicali Penal Institution for Women. In prison, Libertad tells tales of her father, a former literature professor and fugitive with a murderous past, who reinvents himself as a long haul trucker in the United States. Together father and daughter travel the country in an 18-wheeler, sharing everything – from truck stop cuisine to memories of Libertad’s mother – until Libertad grows up and a chance encounter changes her life forever.
María Amparo Escandón is a best-selling author who published her first novel, Esperanza’s Box of Saints (Santitos) in 1999. Santitos eventually became a feature film in Mexico. To date, Santitos has received awards at 14 Film Festivals around the world, including the Latin American Jury Award at the Sundance Film Festival, Best Film at the Guadalajara Film Festival and Best Film at the Los Angeles Latino Film Festival. Ms. Escandón was named the “Writer to Watch” by Newsweek Magazine in 1999 and the “Writer to Watch” by the Los Angeles Times in 2000. She lives in Los Angeles, California.
Club de Lectores was formed, in collaboration with Miami Dade College’s Florida Center for the Literary Arts, to promote reading and create awareness of prominent contemporary Hispanic literature and authors. Each book is recommended based on its cultural interests. Univision promotes the book over several weeks, with a series of events that include public appearances in radio and television, and a live chat through Univision.com. A new author will be chosen periodically. For more information on Club de Lectores (Reader’s Club), please visit www.univision.com (keyword: Miami). For more information on the Florida Center for the Literary Arts, please visit www.centerlitarts.com.
Univision Communications Inc. is the premier Spanish-language media company in the United States. Its operations include Univision Network, the most-watched Spanish-language broadcast television network in the U.S. reaching 98% of U.S. Hispanic Households; TeleFutura Network, a general-interest Spanish-language broadcast television network, which was launched in 2002 and now reaches 85% of U.S. Hispanic Households; Univision Television Group, which owns and operates 27 Univision Network television stations and 1 non-Univision television station; TeleFutura Television Group, which owns and operates 33 TeleFutura Network television stations; Galavisión, the country’s leading Spanish-language cable network; Univision Radio, the leading Spanish-language radio group which owns and/or operates 66 radio stations in 17 of the top 25 U.S. Hispanic markets and 4 stations in Puerto Rico; Univision Music Group, which includes Univision Records, Fonovisa Records, and a 50% interest in Mexico-based Disa Records labels as well as Fonomusic and America Musical Publishing companies; and Univision Online, the premier Spanish-language Internet destination in the U.S. located at www.univision.com. Univision Communications also has a 50% interest in TuTv, a joint venture formed to broadcast Televisa’s pay television channels in the U.S., and a non-voting 27% interest in Entravision Communications Corporation, a public Spanish-language media company. Univision Communications is headquartered in Los Angeles with television network operations in Miami and television and radio stations and sales offices in major cities throughout the United States.
For more information, please visit www.univision.net
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