Working his way up in the movie business with talent and ingenuity, Diego soon figures out that getting one's face on the silver screen has as much to do with what goes on behind the camera as what goes on in front of it. Under pressure to enter a profession-and a life-he cares nothing for, and haunted by the violence once again erupting all around him, Diego flees his war-torn country to forge his own destiny.ĭiego arrives in Hollywood in 1927, when silent films are giving way to talkies, Prohibition is in full swing, and "Latin lover" types are sought out even as they are looked down upon. But when tragedy strikes, young Diego is sent to the city to live with his aristocratic grandparents, who insist he forget his roots and groom him to take over the family business.
Growing up in a rural village at the height of the Mexican Revolution, Diego León has many first loves: singing, dancing, and hearing the stories of his ancestors, the P'urhépecha. April 24.įor information, visit ewu.edu and search “Visiting Writers Series” or call (509) 828-1434.Acclaimed author Alex Espinoza, whose writing Lisa See has called "fresh, magical, beautiful, and evocative," returns with a captivating, unforgettable novel set in Hollywood's Golden Age, as a gifted and determined young man leaves Mexico-and everything he's ever known-to follow his dreams. His latest work, “Cruising: An Intimate History of a Radical Pastime” was published by Unnamed Press in 2019.įollowing Espinoza, EWU’s Visiting Writer Series will feature poet Eman Hassan at 7:30 p.m. In 2007, Random House published Espinoza’s debut novel, “Still Water Saints,” and his second, “The Five Act of Diego Leon” in 2013. His work has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, the New York Times Magazine, NPR, Salon, the Los Angeles Review of Books and Virginia Quarterly Review, among others. To view the livestream, visit EWU’s YouTube channel at /watch?v=HTAqop1MiIs.Įspinoza graduated from the University of California, Riverside and later earned an MFA from UC Irvine’s Program in Writing. But his goal was always to write.Īs the next featured guest in Eastern Washington University’s Visiting Writers Series, Espinoza will give a livestreamed reading from his collected works at 7:30 p.m.
He sold everything from eggs and milk to used appliances, custom furniture, rock T-shirts and body jewelry. Born in Tijuana, Mexico, and raised in suburban Los Angeles, author Alex Espinoza spent the majority of his young adulthood working a series of retail jobs.
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