Viggo Mortensen, Omar Pimienta, Margarita Pintado Burgos, 10 May | Event in Los Angeles | AllEvents

Viggo Mortensen, Omar Pimienta, Margarita Pintado Burgos

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Sat, 10 May, 2025 at 07:00 pm

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Sat, 10 May, 2025 at 07:00 pm to 09:00 pm (GMT-07:00)

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681 Venice Boulevard, Los Angeles, United States

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Viggo Mortensen, Omar Pimienta, Margarita Pintado Burgos
Join us for a reading in Spanish with friend of Beyond Baroque, Viggo Mortensen, Omar Pimienta & Margarita Pintado Burgos

About this Event

Join us for an evening of poetry in Spanish with Viggo Mortensen, Omar Pimienta, and Margarita Pintado Burgos. Poet, actor, multidisciplinary artist, publisher, and longtime friend and supporter of Beyond Baroque, Mortensen makes his return to the space to present new and selected poetry. He will be joined by Tijuana-born poet and UC Santa Barbara professor Pimienta, whose work examines migration and border politics; and Puerto Rican writer Margarita Pintado Burgos, author of award-winning books of poetry which have received international recognition. Please note that all readings will be in Spanish. 

After the readings enjoy a reception with light refreshments and book signings.


Doors Open: 6:30 PM I Readings: 7:00 PM


Acompáñenos a una lectura de poesía en español con Viggo Mortensen, Omar Pimienta y Margarita Pintado Burgos. Poeta, actor, artista multidisciplinario, editor y gran amigo de Beyond Baroque, Mortensen regresa al espacio para presentar poesía nueva y selecta de su repertorio. Le acompañarán Pimienta, poeta nacido en Tijuana y profesor de la Universidad de California en Santa Bárbara, cuyo trabajo examina la migración y la política fronteriza; y la escritora puertorriqueña Margarita Pintado Burgos, autora de poemarios premiados y reconocidos internacionalmente. Todas las lecturas serán en español.


Después de las lecturas, disfrute de una recepción y firma de libros.


Apertura de puertas: 6:30 PM | Lecturas: 7:00 PM


About the authors / Semblanza de autores:


Viggo Mortensen is an American actor, filmmaker, poet, musician, photographer, and painter, known for his role as Aragorn in "The Lord of the Rings" film trilogy. He was born on October 20, 1958, in Manhattan, New York City. He made his film debut in "Witness" in 1985 and has since appeared in numerous films, including "The Indian Runner" (1991) and "G.I. Jane" (1997). He is the founder of Perceval Press, a small, independent publisher specializing in art, critical writing, and poetry.


Omar Pimienta (Tijuana, 1978). His transdisciplinary work explores questions of identity, transnationality, poetics of emergence, and sociopolitical landscapes. He is a Professor of Border and Migration Studies in the Americas at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He has published five books of poetry. In 2010, he was awarded the 10th Emilio Prado International Publication Prize from the Centro Cultural Generación de 27 in Málaga, Spain, and in 2024, the First Industrial Prize from Safra, Spain. In 2017-18, he was a fellow of the Art Matters Foundation in New York for his artistic work, and in 2019-22, he was a member of the National System of Mexican Creators in the field of poetry.


Margarita Pintado Burgos (Puerto Rico) is the author of the poetry collections Ficción de venado/ Deer Fiction (2012; 2024), Una muchacha que se parece a mí/ A Girl Who Looks Like Me (2016; 2024), Proyecto inacabado de la ruina/ Unfinished Project of Ruins (2017), Simultánea la marea/ Simultanous the Tide (2022) y Ojo en celo/ Eye in Heat (2024). Her work has been recognized with the Puerto Rican Institute of Culture Poetry Prize (2015), the Letras Boricuas-Mellon Foundation Fellowship (2022), and the Ambroggio Prize (2023). Since 2021, she has directed the poetry website Distropika. She is a university professor in San Diego, California.


Omar Pimienta (Tijuana 1978). Su obra transdisciplinaria explora cuestionamientos de identidad, trans-nacionalidad, poéticas de emergencia, y paisajes sociopolíticos. Es Profesor de Estudios de Fronteras y Migración en las Américas por la universidad de California en Santa Bárbara. Cuenta con 5 libros de poesía. En 2010 Fue acreedor del 10º Premio Internacional de Publicación Emilio Prado del Centro Cultural Generación de 27 de Málaga, España y en el 2024 del Primer Premio la industrial de Safra España. En 2017-18 fue becario de la fundación Art Matters de Nueva York por su obra artística y en 2019-22 fue miembro del Sistema Nacional de Creadores mexicanos en el área de poesía.


Margarita Pintado Burgos (Puerto Rico) es autora de los libros de poesía Ficción de venado (2012; 2024), Una muchacha que se parece a mí (2016; 2024), Proyecto inacabado de la ruina (2017), Simultánea la marea (2022) y Ojo en celo/ Eye in Heat (2024). Su trabajo ha sido reconocido con el premio de poesía del Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña (2015), la beca Letras Boricuas- Fundación Mellon (2022) y el Premio Ambroggio (2023). Desde el 2021 dirige el espacio virtual de poesía Distrópika. Es profesora universitaria en San Diego, California.



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