| Evangelina Vigil-Piñón | |
| Occupation: | poet, novelist, director, translator |
| Language: | English |
| Genre: | Romance fiction |
| Birth Date: | 29 November 1949 |
| Birth Place: | San Antonio, Texas, U.S. |
Evangelina Vigil-Piñón is a Chicana poet, children's book author, director,[1] translator, and television personality.
Her mother's family emigrated to Texas in the early 1900s from Parras, Mexico. As a child, Vigil-Piñón lived with her maternal grandmother. Her interest in literature started since she was a little girl. As a sixth grader, her principal sent her to the Inman Christian Center, a private art school in San Antonio, where she was in attendance with people in their twenties. Vigil-Piñón earned a scholarship for business administration and started school at Prairie View A&M University.She graduated from University of Houston. [2] She studied at St. Mary's University, and University of Texas at San Antonio.She was assistant editor of Americas Review.[2] She teaches Mexican American and U.S. Hispanic literature as an adjunct lecturer[3] at University of Houston.[4] She currently is a television journalist extensively involved in community affairs with ABC-KTRK TV Channel 13 in Houston, Texas. Married Mark Anthony Piñón[5] in 1983; they had a son, Marc-Antony Piñón,[6] in 1984.[7]