![]() ![]() Though Ale was intrigued by the specter of Havana that colored her life as a child, her fascination eventually faded in her teens until all that remained was her profound respect for the intricacies of the Spanish language and the beautiful work her father did as a linguist and translator. ![]() Ale grew up in Chicago amid a close community of refugees who lived with the hope that one day Castro would fall and they could return to their Cuban homes. Fearing the conflict and strife that bubbled up in the streets all around the new family, her parents took Ale and fled to the free shores of America. On New Year’s Day 1959, as Fidel Castro seized power in Cuba, Alejandra San Jos was born in Havana, entering the world through the heart of revolution. ![]()
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