Tato Laviera
- January 10, 2024
- Poet
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Tato Laviera |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Date Of Birth | Sep 5, 1950(1950-09-05) |
| Age | 74 |
| Date Of Death | November 1, 2013, Manhattan, New York, NY |
| Birthplace | Puerto Rico |
| Country | Puerto Rico |
| Horoscope | Virgo |
Tato Laviera Biography
| Name | Tato Laviera |
| Birthday | Sep 5 |
| Birth Year | 1950 |
| Place Of Birth | Puerto Rico |
| Birth Country | Puerto Rico |
| Birth Sign | Virgo |
Tato Laviera is one of the most popular and richest Poet who was born on September 5, 1950 in Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico.
Laviera was born in Santurce, Puerto Rico and moved to the Lower East Side of New York City in 1960 with his mother and siblings at the age of nine. He attended Catholic school in the United States where is teachers urged him to change his name to Abraham because they felt that Jesús was unfit for someone of Latino descent who did not understand English. As a result, he chose to go by the name “Tato”, a nickname given by his brother. After graduating high school in 1968, he studied at Cornell University and later at Brooklyn College. However, he never received a degree from either school. Instead, he committed the majority of his time to social and community work. Laviera served as the director of University of the Streets, a nonprofit organization focused on providing educational opportunities for underprivileged individuals. Additionally, he was a director of the Hispanic Drama Workshop, and a creative writing professor at Rutgers University.
Laviera had a daughter, Ruth Ella, and a son, Che Malik, who died in 2005. Tato suffered from diabetes, which caused a complications and interruptions in his work. In 2004, he was deemed legally blind due to complications with diabetes. He then revisited his passion for community work, working with the American Association for diabetes, where his main initiative was promoting awareness representing Latinos who suffered from the disease. He even founded the Jesús A. Laviera One-Day with Diabetes Project which allowed him to incorporate his adoration for poetry. He hosted events during which poets could speak about how diabetes has affected their lives and offer support to the Hispanic community. Following some years of financial and health problems, Laviera fell into a diabetic coma. Shortly after he died, on November 1, 2013 at Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan.
Tato Laviera Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Poet |
| House | Living in own house. |
Tato Laviera is one of the richest Poet from Puerto Rico. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Tato Laviera 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Jesús Abraham “Tato” Laviera (September 5, 1950 – November 1, 2013), is the best-selling Hispanic poet and playwright in the United States. Born Jesús Laviera Sanches, in Santurce, Puerto Rico, he migrated to the United States at the age of ten, with his family to reside in New York City’s Lower East Side. Throughout his life he was involved in various human rights organizations, but was best known as a renowned Nuyorican poet. An obituary for NBC Latino describes him as “one of the greatest representatives of the Nuyorican movement.”
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Facts & Trivia
Terry Ranked on the list of most popular Poet. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Puerto Rico. Tato Laviera celebrates birthday on September 5 of every year.
What is Spanglish by Tato Laviera about?
The analysis reveals how Laviera successfully presents a unique linguistic and cultural worldview through Spanglish. Laviera’s Spanglish poetry demonstrates a cosmology that emphasizes how past and present transculturations are a means of both survival and creativity in the Latino community.
What is the meaning of Lady Liberty by Tato Laviera?
celebrating the international symbol of freedom.
Where is Tato Laviera?
Tato Laviera
Nationality| Puerto Rican
Literary movement| Nuyorican
Notable works| La Carreta Made a U-Turn, Enclave, AmeRican, Mainstream Ethics
Where was Tato Laviera born?
Puerto Rico