Pengarang: Alicia Alarcón

Alicia Alarcón, radio personality and author of La Migra me hizo los mandados (Arte Público Press, 2002), was born in Jocotepec, Jalisco, Mexico. Alarcón received her degree from the Escuela de Ciencias Políticas y Sociales, where she received a prize for her literary work. In Los Angeles she began her career in journalism with La Opinión, serving as both a reporter and an editor. She later became the West Coast reporter for Univisión and was contracted by CNN to be a Latin American radio correspondent. Alarcón eventually moved into radio, becoming the first woman to host a news and opinion program during prime time. Currently, her program airs on Radio Única (1580 AM) in Los Angeles.