• ‘Loca’: Migration and Queerness in Alejandro Heredia’s Literary Debut

  • Apr 18 2025
  • Length: 27 mins
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‘Loca’: Migration and Queerness in Alejandro Heredia’s Literary Debut

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  • Alejandro Heredia’s debut novel “Loca” has been praised as “quintessentially American”. It takes place in both the Dominican Republic and the Bronx, New York, where Alejandro was shaped into the person he is today.

    In this episode, Latino USA producer Reynaldo Leaños Jr. speaks with the Afro-Dominican author about his —and his family’s— migration journey to the United States, his queer awakening, and being a writer during this moment in history. They also reflect on family, grief, joy—and what it means to reclaim your story on your own terms.

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