About

Denise Florez is the California editor at CALÓ News. She previously worked at the Los Angeles Times and the Press-Enterprise Spanish weekly La Prensa, now named Excélsior. Her work has appeared in Rolling Stone Mexico, Al Borde Magazine and was a collaborator in the Spanish book "Diccionario de Punk y Hardcore, España y Latino América." Denise was born in Mexico City in the borough of Xochimilco which means "where the flowers grow" in Nahuatl. Signal: denise.39 

Accomplishments

  • 2026 CCNMA Most Influential Latina Journalists in California recipient
  • NAHJ2023 Steve Gonzales Photo Contest 

Memberships

NAHJ: National Association of Hispanic Journalists

The wound is still fresh. I can feel it burning a vivid red, yet it is gradually healing, thanks to the love I will always remember from Doña …

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