Selected Translations

“A united nations of crime”: how Marbella became a magnet for gangsters” by Nacho Carretero and Arturo Lezcano | The Guardian Long Read (also at The Audio Long Read; originally published in El País)

“The real crisis has only begun”: Surviving the Virus in New York’s Migrant Neighborhoods by Óscar Martínez | El Faro English (editor’s pick at Longreads; co-translation)

Trepanation of Ash by Emiliano Monge | Latin American Literature Today (originally published in Revista de la Universidad de México).

What is the femicider laughing at? by Cristina Rivera Garza | El País. My translation of this piece (published as “What is the killer laughing at”) inspired a conversation with the author that resulted in this essay: Femicider: We Can Only Fight against What We Can Name by Cristina Rivera Garza.

A Family with Nothing to Hide Flees from the State of Exception by Julia Gavarrete | El Faro English. The original Spanish story won the 2022 Premios Ortega y Gasset — the most prestigious awards in Spanish-language journalism — in the category of Best Story or Investigative Reporting.

Privateering, Slavery, and Resistance: Afro-Spaniards from the Greater Caribbean in Colonial North America by Beatriz Carolina Peña | Instituto Cervantes, Harvard University, 2024 (co-translation)

“With the Death Squad Dossier, I understood that Guatemala is designed for impunity,” an interview with Judge Miguel Ángel Gálvez, by José Luis Sanz | El Faro

Multidisciplinary Reflections on Spanglish by Ángel López García-Molins | Instituto Cervantes, Harvard University, 2022 (co-translation)

The Survivors of Cayos Cochinos, an investigative feature by Carlos Martínez | El Faro

In Honduras, a Friend of Drug Lords Loses His Seat in Congress by Carlos Dada | El Faro (part of the collaborative transnational series Adictos a la Guerra, produced in partnership with the Latin American Center for Investigative Journalism (CLIP), The Miami Herald, et al.)

Diary of a Pedophile Priest, a special investigation by Julio Núñez | El País

Nearly One Million Salvadorans on the Verge of Starvation, a special report by Julia Gavarrete | El Faro

The Tradition of Death in Honduran Prisons by José Luis Sanz | El Faro

Salvadoran Schoolteacher Denounces Systematic Torture in Prison by Efren Lemus | El Faro

Espíritu Santo Island against the Sergeant by Carlos Martínez | El Faro

Alejandro G. Iñárritu: “To migrate is to die a little,” an interview by Luis Pablo Beauregard | El País

Ortega and Murillo’s Failed Fantasy by Gioconda Belli | El Faro (originally published in Confidencial)

One Year under a Police State in El Salvador by Gabriel Labrador and Óscar Martínez | El Faro

“The Guatemalan army had every right to execute the necessary actions,” an interview with Zury Ríos, by José Luis Sanz | El Faro

“There is enough evidence for El Salvador to be tried for crimes against humanity” by Julia Gavarrete | El Faro

El Salvador Attorney General Raids Offices of Anti-Corruption Prosecutors by Gabriela Cáceres | El Faro

The García Family: A Musical Journey between Spain and the U.S. by Isabel Pérez Dobarro | Instituto Cervantes, Harvard University, 2023 (co-translation)

Three Borders Between Violence and Oblivion by Eileen Truax | El Faro

Brave real world by Sergio Ramírez | El País

“The Mountain Came Down… No One Survived”: In Nicaragua, a Deadly Landslide Raises Questions of Government Misconduct by Wilfredo Miranda Aburto | El Faro (originally published in Divergentes)

“Migrants Are Very Important, but Mexico Comes First” by Carlos Martínez | El Faro

Salvador Dalí in the United States by Carmen García de la Rasilla | Harvard University, 2023 (co-translation)

The Virus of Time Claims Another Victim of El Mozote by Nelson Rauda | El Faro

Online Classes, Offline Students — A Pandemic of Inequality in Panama by Daniel Molina Alarco | El Faro (originally published in Revista Concolón)

“If They Don’t Behave, They Disappear”: Alison Renderos and the Disappeared Girls of El Salvador by Gabriela Cáceres and Valeria Guzmán | El Faro (part II of “Estación del Silencio,” a series on violence against women in Mesoamerica, from Agencia Ocote, El Faro, and ContraCorriente)

Indigenous Communities in Guatemala Push Back Against Government Land Grabs by Kimberly López | El Faro

Nicaragua — The End of Poetry by Carlos Dada | El Faro

The Caudillo’s Eternal Return: Reflections on El Salvador’s Past, Present, and Future Demagogues by Juan Martínez d’Aubuisson | El Faro

Despite “Concerns,” State Dept. Certifies El Salvador as Eligible for U.S. Aid by Jaime Quintanilla | El Faro

Trafficking Cocaine in the Name of God: Guatemala’s Evangelical Narco Pastors by Asier Andrés | El Faro (part of Paraísos de Dinero y Fe, a series from the Centro Latinoamericano de Investigación Periodístico)

The Second Life of Santa Marta by Carlos Barrera and Fred Ramos | El Faro