Gold Mina. Family Anecdotes

Was born in Villa Juárez, Sonora, Mexico. He has a master’s degree in the field of medicine and, due to his vocation to serve, he has been dedicated to Medical Education. He is an adopted son of the state of Colima where he has worked for over 30 years under the wing of his beloved Faculty of Medicine of the University of Colima. He has been accompanied by art in its diverse expressions and Gold Mina (Mina de oro) is his first literary work published; in it, he manifests his humanistic vocation by way of true-life short stories.

Born in Tecomán, Colima, although raised in San Diego, California. After finishing high school level studies at Manual Arts High School in Los Angeles, California, he returns to Colima where he starts teaching English at the Faculty of Civil Engineering of the University of Colima. In December of 2008, he earned the Certificate in Advanced English, Level C1 from the University of Cambridge. He went on as coordinator and director of Centro Bilingüe de Colima: CENBI (Bilingual Center of Colima) for over ten years. He also carries out Preparation for TOEFL courses at the Faculty of Literature and Communication, open to all students of the University of Colima. He completes the Certificate of Proficiency in English, Level C2 and returns to the University of Colima as an English teacher in bachelor’s degree level from August 16, 2003 until August 15 of 2016. From August 15, 2016 up to present day, he works as a translator and editor of texts (English-Spanish/Spanish-English). During the pandemic, he works remotely with the University of Colima and relocates to the United States to work as a language interpreter for the LanguageLine Solutions company.  On June 1, 2024, he completes a BA in Educational Sciences and continues working at the General Directorate of Publications of the University of Colima (Dirección General de Publicaciones de la Universidad de Colima) as a translator and text editor.