Estela Portillo-Trambley

Estela Portillo-Trambley (January 16, 1926 - December 1, 1998) was a Chicana poet and playwright. Quotes I was not really of the barrio, but the barrio was an important part of my life. Spanish was my first language; English was the language of my reading world. This was the world I lived in—an idealistic world, and unreal world that filled my senses with hopes, with joy and identification… On her upbringing (as quoted in the book Chicana Ways: Conversations with Ten Chicana Writers) Deep in my psyche, I am no different than any American—I have a greater command of their language than they do. I am a composite of all of the heroines in the books I’ve read—legendary, mythological, fictional ones. I wonder if I am real? I want to be! On how she would describe herself (as quoted in the book Chicana Ways: Conversations with Ten Chicana Writers) I’ve always been at the peripheries of the Chicano Movement because the Chicano world does not consider me Chicana enough. They, however, respect me as a writer… On being indirectly involved with the Chicano movement (as quoted in the book Chicana Ways: Conversations with Ten Chicana Writers) When I was a child, poverty was a common suffering for everybody around me. A common suffering is a richness in itself. On her childhood (as quoted in the book Latinas in the United States, set: A Historical Encyclopedia) External links Category:Hispanic Americans Category:Playwrights from the United States Category:1926 births Category:1998 deaths Category:Novelists from Texas Category:Feminists from the United States Category:Poets from Texas