Victor Villaseñor

VICTOR VILLASEÑOR is the author of two bilingual picture books for children, The Frog and His Friends Save Humanity / La rana y sus amigos salvan a la humanidad and Mother Fox and Mr. Coyote / Mamá Zorra y don Coyote. He is also the author of numerous acclaimed titles for adults, including Burro Genius: A Memoir (Rayo, 2004); Macho (Arte Público Press, 2003), which was chosen by the New York Public Library for its distinguished list of Books for the Teen Age; Walking Stars (Piñata Books, 2003); Thirteen Senses (Harper-Collins, 2001); Rain of Gold (Arte Público Press, 1991); and the non-fiction Jury: The People vs. Juan Corona (Little, Brown, and Company, 1977). He is also the writer of screenplays, most notably the award-winning The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez.