Evangelina Vigil-Piñón

Evangelina Vigil-Piñón (born November 29, 1949) is a Chicana poet, children's book author, director, translator, and television personality.

Life Her mother's family emigrated to Texas in the early 1900s from Parras, Mexico. As a child, Vigil-Piñón lived with her maternal grandmother. She studied at St. Mary's University, and the University of Texas at San Antonio. She was the assistant editor of Americas Review. at the University of Houston. She is currently a television journalist extensively involved in community affairs with ABC-KTRK TV Channel 13 in Houston, Texas. Married Mark Anthony Piñón in 1983; they had a son, Marc-Antony Piñón, in 1984.

Awards 1983 American Book Award National Endowment for the Arts Fellow

Works Nade y Nade, M&A Editions, 1978

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