Semana 4: Cuenta cuánto sabes
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By Elda Cantú and Elaine Chen
I write articles about current events in Mexico and Central America. I also select and edit articles for translation to Spanish, a responsibility I’ve held in different capacities since joining The Times in 2018. And I work closely with our correspondents across Latin America.
Before joining The Times I lived in Lima, Peru, where I served as the managing editor of Etiqueta Negra, an award-winning magazine of nonfiction; I was also the founding editor of its quarterly environmental edition, commissioning and editing stories from writers in Latin America and beyond. From 2014 to 2017 I was editor in chief of Viù!, a weekly magazine at El Comercio, Peru’s oldest newspaper. Subsequently, I was a freelance reporter, writing about a range of issues including international affairs, business and digital transformations, migration, gender and women in leadership.
Before becoming a journalist, I was an educator and school administrator at Tecnológico de Monterrey, leading groups of students and teachers in learning experiences across the Asia Pacific region. I have worked as a professor both at the undergraduate and graduate levels teaching courses in global studies, comparative foreign policy and narrative journalism.
I grew up in Reynosa, Mexico, a city along the U.S. border, which meant I spent my early years crossing back and forth between languages and communities, absorbing the culture of the Rio Grande Valley as well as that of the Mexican northeast. I have a degree in international relations from Tecnológico de Monterrey, and in 2006 I completed a master’s degree in Latin American and Caribbean studies from New York University.
I work hard to help more people understand the world by amplifying the journalism of The Times for Spanish speaking audiences. I realize the diversity and complexities of the region and communities I cover and strive for my work to be clear, empathetic and fair to reality. I identify myself as a journalist for The Times when I contact people for information. As a Times journalist, I abide by the company’s Ethical Journalism Handbook, which means I do not attend political rallies, protests or other demonstrations unless it is for reporting purposes. I do vote.
You can follow me on social media or contact me through email. I do not currently commission work outside The Times, but I’m always eager to hear tips and engage with readers.
Email: elda.cantu@nytimes.com
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By Elda Cantú and Elaine Chen
Millions of Mexicans living outside the country can vote in the upcoming elections — as long as they register this month.
By Elda Cantú
Inspired by a century-old genre from the Mexican countryside, the latest pop music phenomenon is drawing thousands of young fans — and criticism for its violent references.
By Elda Cantú
Days after the storm, the death toll rose to 39 and residents were navigating broken glass, searching for water and food, and trying to find loved ones. Many said the government was not doing enough.
By Emiliano Rodríguez Mega, Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Elda Cantú
The storm was one of the strongest ever to hit the southwest coast, and the Mexican government dispatched thousands of troops to the region.
By Zolan Kanno-Youngs, Emiliano Rodríguez Mega and Elda Cantú
Hurricane Otis defied forecasts when it quickly transformed from a tropical storm into a Category 5 storm and slammed into the coastal city of Acapulco.
By Zolan Kanno-Youngs, Judson Jones and Derrick Bryson Taylor
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By María Avilés
The “Riviera of Mexico,” a former haunt for Hollywood celebrities, remains a tourism powerhouse despite the risk of crime and hurricanes.
By Simon Romero and Elda Cantú
The “extremely dangerous” storm made landfall on the country’s west-central coast Tuesday evening.
By Alejandra Valenciano Ortega, Karina Cancino, Emiliano Rodríguez Mega and Elda Cantú
Two creative people in two different fields in one wide-ranging conversation. This time: the actor and the ceramist.
By Elda Cantú