The 97th Academy Awards, held last night on March 2, 2025, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, marked a significant milestone in the history …
Francisco Aviles Pino
About
Francisco Aviles Pino is a Mexican writer whose work has appeared in Vogue, The Intercept, The Nation, Netflix, and HarperCollins. They are alum of the Macondo Writers Workshop, the NALAC Leadership Institute, The Poetry Foundation's Incubator Fellowship, the Center for Cultural Power's Disruptors Fellowship in Screenwriting, and UCLA where they are currently a Senior Fellow for the UCLA Center for Art and Global Health and also teach in the UCLA School of Art.
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PRESENTE is an interview and narrative podcast showcasing California Latino stories with universal significance. Think of KQED’s The Californi…
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