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Gabriel H. Sanchez McAllen Poet Laureate

4/22/2026

Friends and family, it is my great pleasure to let you all be the first to learn that I have been officially appointed the 2026-2028 City of McAllen Poet Laureate.

I will be making my public announcement today (April 22, 2026) at the McAllen Chamber of Commerce at their 5 Star Accreditation event. The event poster is below.

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Gabriel Hugo is the author of Once Upon a Bad Hombre, the X Series, The Martian Ones, and The Fluid Chicano. He has collaborated with authors on several anthologies and his poetry has been featured in various literary publications. Gabriel is also the founder of The Raving Press, an independent publishing imprint in the Rio Grande Valley, publishing works primarily focused on issues affecting Chicanos and other minorities in the United States. He is also an actor, appearing in two films available on Amazon Prime Video. Gabriel Hugo lives in Mission, Texas with his two sons Hugo Kuahutemoc and Jose Moctezuma, a.k.a. “The Bro Team”

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