Joaquín Badajoz

[4] He has been a member of the boards of Cuadernos de ALDEEU (Spanish Professionals in America), Vitral —recipient of prestigious Prince Claus Award 1999[5]— among others.

He is one of the authors of the "Encyclopedia of Spanish in the United States", "Hablando (bien) se entiende la gente /Speaking Well Makes the World Go 'Round" (Spanish Edition), Aguilar; 1 edition (February 8, 2010); "Diccionario de Americanismos /Dictionary of Standardized Latin American Vocabulary" (Spanish Edition), Alfaguara (Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española) 1st edition (April 17, 2010); "The School of Night.

He is the author of "Passar Páxaros/ Casa Obscura, aldea sumergida" (ANLE/Hypermedia, 2014) and Cántaro (hypermedia americas, 2022).

Badajoz has also contributed as a columnist and art critic for The Miami Herald and is the founder and owner of SpicandProud and Hypermedia America.

Badajoz was a lifelong resident of Miami but, since 2015, has been based in New York City.

Cuban-American writer, editor, translator and journalist