Gabriela Tineo: PhD in Literature from the UBA. Professor of Latin American Literature and Culture. Researcher for the Latin-American Literature Center. Her research areas have focused in literature from Spanish Caribbean and Nuyorican poetry. Currently she is developing a program on Ecuadorian narrative. She has taught seminars, given lectures and presented papers in her country and abroad. Has published chapters and essays in collective volumes and articles in national and international journals. She has been invited to give seminars and lectures for national and foreign universities.