This site combines the work by Rubén Martínez, his books and articles, his music, documentaries and performances, and his blog. You can contact Rubén, see his appearance in the media via his bio+ page.
Rubén’s new book, Desert America is now available. You can read excerpts online (see Desert America for more info).
NEW! Sneak Preview of KCET-TV’s Broadcast of “The Ballad of Ricardo Flores Magón” (see “Variedades” for more info).
An Essay on Ricardo Flores Magón, the Anarchist that Binds L.A. and Mexico City
It is no coincidence that Ricardo Flores Magón wound up in the City of Angels. Even though it is over 100 miles from the US-Mexico line, … Read more
Blood and Sand: Making the Victims Visible
I have spent the last several weeks working with the Movimiento por la Paz con Justicia y Dignidad (MPJD) (Movement for Justice with Peace and Dignity), led by Mexican poet, essayist, and novelist … Read more
The Transformative Art of Noah Purifoy
Late one winter morning I drive off the asphalt and onto the loamy, rutted earth at the outer reaches of the village of Joshua Tree in Southern California’s Mojave Desert. I am on a … Read more
“Angry Young Man” (in Los Angeles Magazine‘s issue marking the 20th anniversary of the Rodney King riots)… Read more
The Magazine of Loyola Maramount University, April 12, 2011
As a young poet in Los Angeles, I was part of a motley cohort of Salvadoran exiles and Chicana/o activists that often railed against the “ivory tower” of academe, insisting that … Read more
PBS – When Worlds Collide, The Untold Story of the Americas After Columbus, 2011
I spent a good part of my childhood traveling between my hometown of Los Angeles and the South, the lands of my parents and grandparents in … Read more