Ana Veciana-Suarez

Ana Veciana-Suarez (born 1956 in Cuba) is a syndicated columnist, author and former journalist. Her columns are distributed by Tribune Content Agency. She lives in Miami, Florida.

Early life and education

Veciana-Suarez was born in Havana, Cuba. Her family migrated to the United States when she was six years old. Her father Antonio Veciana is a Cuban exile who was involved in several assassination attempts against Fidel Castro. In 2003, she pleaded guilty to a federal contempt- of court charge for not disclosing her father's criminal history during the jury selection for a federal civil trial. She was sentenced to 18 months of probation, ordered to serve 60 hours of community service, and fined $5,000.

Veciana-Suarez graduated summa cum laude from the University of South Florida. It was originally published in English by Farrar Strass Giroux in 1997. It was re-issued in 2015. Birthday Parties in Heaven (Plume, 2000) Flight to Freedom (Scholastic, 2002). It was reissued in 2016.

With the Media Institute Hispanic Media: Impact and Influence (1990) Hispanic Media, USA: A Narrative Guide to the Print and Electronic Hispanic News Media in the United States (1987)