Dr. Raquel M. Ortiz

Want me to visit your school or organization? Click on the link below and fill out the form! drive.google.com/drive/folders/…

When you purchase When Sofi Paints Her Dreams, part of the royalties from this book are donated to the Fair Trade Winds Team. To learn more about their work with local artisans in Haiti, visit @fairtradewinds artepublicopress.com/product/sofi-p…

Thank you Rhina Valentin and @BronxnetTV for always supporting our work! youtu.be/h5b2qF-njUA?si…

Julia’s Dance: A Bomba Flamenco Bedtime Tale based on @artepublico's When Julia Danced Bomba / Cuando Julia bailaba bomba, has won another award: Best Movie 2025 Central Coast International Film Festival!

Airing tomorrow, Friday, October 17 on @BronxNetTV! Julia’s Dance: A Bomba Flamenco Bedtime Tale!

Join me in The Bronx on October 10 nypl.org/events/program… or in Brooklyn on October 11 bklynlibrary.org/calendar/event…

REGISTER HERE for @nypl Bronx Library Center Friday, October 10, 11:00 am nypl.org/events/program…

After winning awards at the San Diego Short Film Festival, catch us at the Seattle Latino Film Festival, LUSCA Fantastic Film Fest, the International Puerto Rican Heritage Film Festival, and the Isabela International Film Festival. mailchi.mp/7d772f32aebe/j…

SAVE THE DATE! Join me @BronxBlc @nypl for an Author Talk, Film Screening, and Bombazo! Friday, October 10 11:00 a.m. Bronx Library Center Auditorium 310 East Kingsbridge Rd Bronx, NY 10458 (718) 579-4244 Suggested ages prekindergarten to 5 grade, but all are welcome!

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Winner of four San Diego Film Festival Awards!

Julia’s Dance: A Bomba Flamenco Bedtime Tale mailchi.mp/0551826067fa/j… Inspired by the @artepublico book, WhenJuliaDancedBomba! #JuliasDance

Julia’s Dance: A Bomba Flamenco Bedtime Tale Inspired by the @artepublico book, When Julia Danced Bomba will be screened at @LatinusC Cleveland Latino International Film Festival! latinustheater.com

Julia’s Dance: A Bomba Flamenco Bedtime Tale Inspired by the @artepublico book, When Julia Danced Bomba vimeo.com/1078882376

📣 It’s here! The Latino Book Review 2025 Magazine is now available! Featuring powerful work by Latinx writers & artists from the U.S., Mexico, Puerto Rico, Bolivia, Peru, Belize, Venezuela, Colombia, DR, France & more. Buy your copy & join the movement! latinobookreview.com/magazine-2025.…

You're invited to help kick off a special exhibition “The Door is Always Open,” dedicated to Tove Jansson, the beloved Finnish artist, writer and creator of the Moomins. Join us THIS Saturday, June 28 at Central Library for Family Fun Day. bklynlib.org/460JF75 💗

You are invited to help kick off a special exhibition "The Door is Always Open," dedicated to Tove Jansson, the beloved Finnish artist, writer and creator of the Moomins. bklynlibrary.org/calendar/famil…

Today is a good day for El Canto de Coqui youtu.be/w9zFA66SHeY?si…

Join me at the Brooklyn Public Library ! Tove Jansson & The Responsibility of Children’s Literature Friday, June 27 2025 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm Central Library, Dweck Center 10 Grand Army Plaza Brooklyn, NY RSVP: bklynlibrary.org/calendar/tove-…