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Marcela Davison Avilés

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Covers:  Latin(a)(o)(x)/Hispanic culture, heritage and policy, performing arts and literature, American and Latin American cinema, finance.
Doesn't Cover: Sports
Writer/producer/journalist (NPR, Journal of Alta Ca., Mercury News, SF Chron, CNN, BELatina) LA Press Club Honors, Hollywood culture whisperer

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Marcela Davison Avilés’s Biography

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Marcela Davison Avilés is an American journalist, independent producer, attorney, and Latino cultural dramaturge and advisor. Her opinions, criticism and features have been published in The Mercury News, Journal of Alta California, National Public Radio, CNN.com, the San Francisco Chronicle, HipLatina.com, ModernLatina.com the American Banker and Harvard University’s ReVista Magazine. Avilés also serves as Lead Cultural Consultant for Disney/Pixar’s COCO and cultural consultant on several Holl…

Marcela Davison Avilés’s Journalist Portfolio

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Review | Isabel Allende's new novel sends an adventurous reporter to war

Review | Isabel Allende's new novel sends an adventurous reporter to war

"My Name Is Emilia del Valle" takes place during Chile's 1891 civil war, as an American journalist finds her …

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Review | 'Catalina' is a singular achievement

Review | 'Catalina' is a singular achievement

Karla Cornejo Villavicencio's debut novel conjures up a wry, undocumented protagonist unlike any other.

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Two new novels investigate what makes magic, what is real and imagined

Two new novels investigate what makes magic, what is real and imagined

Both of these novels, Pages of Mourning and The Cemetery of Untold Stories, from an emerging writer and a lon…

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Isabel Allende tells a story of impossible love in 'Lovers at the Museum'

Isabel Allende tells a story of impossible love in 'Lovers at the Museum'

We spoke with the prolific, 81-year-old author about her new short story - a powerful allegory of the human c…

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'The Wind Knows My Name' is a reference and a refrain in the search for home

'The Wind Knows My Name' is a reference and a refrain in the search for home

Isabel Allende's latest is a tale of two child immigrants - a boy who escapes Nazi occupied Vienna in 1938 an…

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Here are 19 books our critics are excited for this summer

Here are 19 books our critics are excited for this summer

We asked some of our regular book critics what soon-to-be-published titles they are most looking forward to r…

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Isabel Allende lo hizo de nuevo: un libro que une un amor, un padre que se fue y una guerra cruel que mira al presente

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Isabel Allende suele encontrar inspiración temática en su experiencia del quiebre democrático. Huyó de la persecución política en Chile tras el golpe de Estado de 1973 que derrocó al presidente Salvador Allende, primo de su padre. Durante su exilio en Venezuela, logró renovarse y liberarse personalmente gracias al éxito profesional. En 1982 publicó su aclamada y exitosa primera novela, La casa de los espíritus.
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Isabel Allende’s new novel sends an adventurous reporter to war

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Isabel Allende’s new novel sends an adventurous reporter to war (washingtonpost.com) Isabel Allende’s new novel sends an adventurous reporter to war By Marcela Davison Avilés 2025050516464300 Isabel Allende often finds thematic inspiration in her lived experience of revolution. She fled political persecution in Chile after a coup in 1973 deposed President Salvador Allende, her father's cousin. While in exile in Venezuela, she achieved renewal and personal liberation through professional success.
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‘Catalina’ by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio book review

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Review by Marcela Davison Avilés July 22, 2024 at 9:30 a.m. EDT (One World) When a debut novel is published, the new title inevitably tempts comparison to the back list of other authors. When the writer is Latin American and formerly undocumented, the suggestion might be the latest undocumented memoir or the work of Latino icons: Gabriel García Márquez or Octavio Paz; Isabel Allende or Juan Rulfo. Always Bolaño.
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Interview

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What was your first job as a journalist?

Reporter for my high school newspaper.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes. Still do.

How is social media changing news?

Social media has changed how the news is reported and given agency to historically marginalized communities to report their own stories.

Awards

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Los Angeles Press Club Award

2021 - Arts and Entertainment

Arts Feature, Under 1000 words, "The L Word Gets Woke," Alta Journal, 3rd place

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Best Cultural Perspectives Video

2011 - Cultural Perspectives
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Quill and Scroll honoree

1976

Journalism scholarship for high school students.

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