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Latino identities in San
Francisco from the 1970s to the 1990s. Delgado Lopera volunteered at the GLBT History Museum, and during their time there, they were asked to participate in the "ambiente" exhibition. The term "ambiente" has been informally used as code for Latino queerness/resistance and as
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now tours yearly after experiencing a revival as "Sister Spit: the next generation" in 2007. They were invited to participate in 2016 and continues to tour alongside Joshua
Jennifer Espinoza, Cathy de la Cruz, Celeste Chan, Virgie Tovar, Maya Songbird, and Denise Benavides.
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queerness through a series of panel discussions, poetry readings, queer intimacy, drag queen storytelling, and bilingual performance. Under
Delgado Lopera's leadership, Radar Productions received $ 25,000 from
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immigrant woman of Cuban descent, influenced
Delgado Lopera's interest in these untapped stories during a class presentation. Delgado Lopera first published four stories in the magazine
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an illustrated collection of queer immigrant histories in the United States during the 1980s. They use creative expressions, such as writing, queer literary performance, and
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Delgado Lopera's first novel debuted in March 2020 to positive critical reception. It was a finalist for the 2020 Kirkus Prize for
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Grants for the Arts. Their mission for "Queering the Castro" sought to revive the queer culture and to make it more inclusive of communities of color through
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exhibition available to the public from
October 2016 to February 2017 at the GLBT History Museum. "Noche de Ambiente" offered a glimpse into the life of
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titled "Cuentamelo: An Oral
History of Queer Latin Immigrants in San Francisco" on June 26, 2013. They then received two creative writing awards from
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social scene. Delgado Lopera collaborated in the exhibition to use art as a tool to educate the public about queer Latino
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is a collection of essays documenting the experience of longing for love. Delgado Lopera plays with language in
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Delgado Lopera, Juliana. Personal interview. April 11, 2017.
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Performing Queer Latinidad: Dance, Sexuality, Politics
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