Luis Alberto Urrea has never missed a Tucson Festival of Books, and will make it 16-for-16 this Spring. Born in Tijuana to a Mexican father and an American mother, Urrea draws on his bi-cultural experiences to explore themes of love, loss, and triumph. His latest bestseller is "Good Night Irene," a fictionalized retelling of his mother's experiences in World War II.
Urrea has a warm place in his heart for Tucson. While living here to research one of his books, he met his wife Cindy ... then a reporter for the Tucson Citizen.
Awards: Guggenheim Fellow, Edgar Award, Pushcart Prize, Tucson Festival of Books Founder's Award, American Academy of Arts & Letters Fiction Award 2017
Communities: Hispanic or Latinx
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