My dad looked like Errol Flynn, and I think my mom thought she was moving into a hacienda, but they lived on… — Luis Alberto Urrea Dad Copy Share Image
It's the most absurd story. I grew up in the dirt streets of Tijuana, dying of all kinds of diseases - tuberculosis,… — Luis Alberto Urrea Absurd Copy Share Image
“Cruz made the sign of the cross over them. He hefted his rifle onto his shoulder and walked away. His warriors followed,… — Luis Alberto Urrea Cross Copy Share Image
“Fat green frogs, the eternally grinning type destined to be shellacked into bizarre poses while wearing mariachi hats and holding toy trumpets… — Luis Alberto Urrea Copy Share Image
Many of us writers tour like a literary Bachman Turner Overdrive. We ain't pretty, but we're on the road. Many of us… — Luis Alberto Urrea Copy Share Image
When I was doing missionary work when I was younger, which started this obsession of mine with the literature of witness, I… — Luis Alberto Urrea Books Copy Share Image