title: Joaquín Badajoz
text: # Joaquín Badajoz
  
  Joaquín Badajoz is a Cuban-American writer, editor and journalist.
  
  ## Boards
  
  Badajoz is a member of the North American Academy of the Spanish Language (ANLE), the editorial board Glosas (ANLE), RANLE (ANLE) and OtroLunes. He has been a member of the boards of Cuadernos de ALDEEU (Spanish Professionals in America), Vitral —recipient of prestigious Prince Claus Award 1999— among others.
  
  ## Authorship
  
  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. Drawings by Arturo Rodriguez" (New York. Island Project, 2014). He is the author of "Passar Páxaros/ Casa Obscura, aldea sumergida" (ANLE/Hypermedia, 2014).
  
  ## Other work
  
  Badajoz has worked as Managing Editor for the Spanish versions of Men's Health and Prevention, as well as Executive Editor of 'Cosmopolitan en español', under a partnership with Editorial Televisa. He was Front Page Editor of Yahoo until 2015. As of May 2015, he is Digital Manager of La Opinion. He is a columnist art critic for The Miami Herald and founder and owner of SpicandProud and Hypermedia Americas.
  
  ## Personal life
  
  Badajoz is originally from Miami, but is now based in New York City. He resides in Alphabet City, Manhattan.
  
  ## Articles
  
  * The Trojan Horse: Displacement and Resilience of the Uprooted Nation: ArtPulse Magazine.
  * The Kid in a Candy Store: The Storyteller’s Crossroads: Robert Zuckerman Exhibition Review: ArtPulse Magazine.
  * Arnaldo Simón and the disturbing images of Artvertising: ArtPulse Magazine.
  * Vincench vs. Vincench: A Dissident Dialogue from Cuba: ArtPulse Magazine.
  * “Beware of Strangers of the Persuasive Kind”. Tania Marmolejo Review: Irreversible Magazine.
  * Veritas Feminae: a visual encyclical about the immanent feminine: Alec Von Bargen Review: Irreversible Magazine.
  * The melody of the devil is a candid whisper. On Eduardo Sarmiento's Burning in his own hell. Exhibition catalogue, and curator, along with Carlos Luna.
  * Wonderland: The Many Images of Misrepresentation. Rafael Lopez-Ramos Exhibition Review: Artdistricts Magazine.
  
  ## Books
  
  * Passar Páxaros/ Casa Obscura, aldea sumergida (Poetry/ Spanish): Academia Norteamericana de la Lengua Española/ Hypermedia, Colección Pulso Herido, 2014.
  
  ## Translations
  
  * Cruzar el límite Vol. 1, by Alegria, Malin, Pueblo Fronterizo Series. Originally published in English as "Border town: crossing the line". New York, NY, Scholastic, 2012. 184 p. Translated by Joaquín Badajoz. 2013 International Latino Book Award. Best Youth Latino Focused Chapter Book. SECOND PLACE
  * La lista de tontos, by Kowitt, Holly. Translated by Joaquín Badajoz. Originally published in English as "The Loser List". New York, NY, Scholastic, 2012.
  * Guerra de quinceañeras Vol. 2, by Alegria, Malin. Pueblo Fronterizo Series. Originally published in English as "Border town: Quince clash". Translated by Joaquín Badajoz. New York, NY. Scholastic Inc., 2013.
  * Ser María: Amor y Caos en el Bronx, by Manzano, Sonia. Originally published in English as "Becoming Maria: Love and Chaos in the South Bronx". Translated by Joaquín Badajoz. New York, NY. Scholastic Inc., 2016.
  