Alfredo Corchado is a Nieman Fellow and Mexican Bureau Chief of the Dallas Morning News. In 2000, he was the first reporter granted an interview with Vicente Fox, Mexico's first democratic president, after his election. He lives in Texas.
Praise for Alfredo Corchado's "Midnight in Mexico"
"Electrifying... the portrait that Corcahdo paints is all the more
heartrending for Mexico's extraordinary promise... Security and the
drug war that are Mexico's biggest worries... watching Corchado
struggle in the crucible, trying to do the right thing by his two
homelands, one can't help being reminded... the dawn that will
follow this 'midnight in Mexico' will come only if we take some of
the responsibility. The health of this neighbor is integral to our
own."
"--Washington Post "
"Corchado looks at Mexico's darkest hour. And doesn't blink."
"--"Alan Cheuse, " Dallas Morning News"
"A riveting account that features many of the places and
personalities that have been central to Mexico's recent
nightmare...Corchado is a dogged and savvy journalist who manages
to be everywhere a good reported should be... A unique binational
perspective on the two countries he calls home, expressing
admiration for the determination of U.S. and Mexican officials to
fight a shared problem by taking on shared responsibility."
"--San Francisco Chronicle"
"[Corchado's] solid research and detailed understanding of the
forces at work there make the book an important one for anyone who
cares about Mexico, and his personal struggle with his homeland
make it a raw, compelling read."
"--Miami Herald"
"Gripping... more than just a tale about a reporter and his
prey...his appreciation of [Mexico] infuses his journalism with
passion and conviction."
"--The Economist"
"Corchado's work set a high standard in making sense of things.
While most American reporters were on the outside looking in, he
often wrote from much deeper places, using sources on both sides of
the law--from an American investigator to a cartel
informant--giving him an enviable perspective." --"San Antonio""
Express"
"The secret revealed at ["Midnight in Mexico's"] conclusion is more
compelling than Citize
"Electrifying... the portrait that Corcahdo paints is all the more
heartrending for Mexico's extraordinary promise... Is is security
and the drug war that are Mexico's biggest worries... watching
Corchado struggle in the crucible, trying to do the right thing by
his two homelands, one can't help being reminded... the dawn that
will follow this 'midnight in Mexico' will come only if we take
some of the responsibility. The health of this neighbor is integral
to our own."
"--Washington Post "
"Corchado looks at Mexico's darkest hour. And doesn't blink."
"--"Alan Cheuse, " Dallas Morning News"
"The secret revealed at ["Midnight in Mexico's"] conclusion is more
compelling than Citizen Kane's 'Rosebud'... I won't spoil the
ending here, but you will shiver when you get there, and you may
even weep. Either way, you will understand Corchado's need to stay
in Mexico and his need to bring us stories that we need to
read."
"--Texas Observer"
"An excellent, first-hand description of what a journalist must
endure to report critically on Mexico."
"--El Paso Times"
"Having lived and reported through four presidencies... His own
story is emblematic... People are willing to do anything about
Latin America other than read about it, or so it's been said. This
is one book about Latin America that merits attention."
"--Kirkus "
"This book is about the blood-drenched borderlands that divide
Alfredo Corchado's two countries, Mexico and the United States,
which still dominate his own life. Told against the backdrop of the
horrifically violent drug wars that have turned much of Mexico into
a charnel land, Corchado shares his own story and that of his
family with a moving degree of honesty and acuity. Corchado's love
for his immigrant family and pride in what they have achieved is
palpable, yet weighted down by a sense of what they, and Mexico,
may have lost forever in the exchange. In many ways, "Midnight in
Mexico" stands as a raw,
"Corchado looks at Mexico's darkest hour. And doesn't blink."
"--"Alan Cheuse, " Dallas Morning News"
"Having lived and reported through four presidencies... His own
story is emblematic... People are willing to do anything about
Latin America other than read about it, or so it's been said. This
is one book about Latin America that merits attention."
"--Kirkus"
"This book is about the blood-drenched borderlands that divide
Alfredo Corchado's two countries, Mexico and the United States,
which still dominate his own life. Told against the backdrop of the
horrifically violent drug wars that have turned much of Mexico into
a charnel land, Corchado shares his own story and that of his
family with a moving degree of honesty and acuity. Corchado's love
for his immigrant family and pride in what they have achieved is
palpable, yet weighted down by a sense of what they, and Mexico,
may have lost forever in the exchange. In many ways, "Midnight in
Mexico" stands as a raw, real-life parable for the paradoxes of the
Mexican-American experience, and it is both a riveting and
gut-wrenching read."
--Jon Lee Anderson, author of "Che Guevara: A Revolutionary Life"
and "The Fall of Baghdad"
""Midnight in Mexico "is the story of a journalist's dangerous and
notable efforts to report on Mexico's horrible drug wars. The book
brings a special clarity, the clarity of the personal and
particular, to a very important and confusing subject, and it is in
itself an absorbing story, marked by careful attention to fact and
also by the author's deep love for his homeland. Mr. Corchado is
the kind of reporter and writer who revives one's faith in
journalism."
--Tracy Kidder, Pulitzer Prize winning author of "Strength in What
Remains"
"Anyone interested in what is happening and has happened in Mexico
for the past six years must read this book. We can call what is
happening in Mexico a "drug war" but that phrase cheapens the
politics and the economics that
"Having lived and reported through four presidencies... His own
story is emblematic... People are willing to do anything about
Latin America other than read about it, or so it's been said. This
is one book about Latin America that merits
attention.""--Kirkus"
"This book is about the blood-drenched borderlands that divide
Alfredo Corchado's two countries, Mexico and the United States,
which still dominate his own life. Told against the backdrop of the
horrifically violent drug wars that have turned much of Mexico into
a charnel land, Corchado shares his own story and that of his
family with a moving degree of honesty and acuity. Corchado's love
for his immigrant family and pride in what they have achieved is
palpable, yet weighted down by a sense of what they, and Mexico,
may have lost forever in the exchange. In many ways, "Midnight in
Mexico" stands as a raw, real-life parable for the paradoxes of the
Mexican-American experience, and it is both a riveting and
gut-wrenching read."--Jon Lee Anderson, author of "Che Guevara: A
Revolutionary Life" and "The Fall of Baghdad"
""Midnight in Mexico "is the story of a journalist's dangerous and
notable efforts to report on Mexico's horrible drug wars. The book
brings a special clarity, the clarity of the personal and
particular, to a very important and confusing subject, and it is in
itself an absorbing story, marked by careful attention to fact and
also by the author's deep love for his homeland. Mr. Corchado is
the kind of reporter and writer who revives one's faith in
journalism."
--Tracy Kidder, Pulitzer Prize winning author of "Strength in What
Remains"
"Anyone interested in what is happening and has happened in Mexico
for the past six years must read this book. We can call what is
happening in Mexico a "drug war" but that phrase cheapens the
politics and the economics that govern the relationship between the
United States and Mexico. I believe "Midnight in Mexico "will
become one of the most
"This book is about the blood-drenched borderlands that divide
Alfredo Corchado's two countries, Mexico and the United States,
which still dominate his own life. Told against the backdrop of the
horrifically violent drug wars that have turned much of Mexico into
a charnel land, Corchado shares his own story and that of his
family with a moving degree of honesty and acuity. Corchado's love
for his immigrant family and pride in what they have achieved is
palpable, yet weighted down by a sense of what they, and Mexico,
may have lost forever in the exchange. In many ways, "Midnight in
Mexico" stands as a raw, real-life parable for the paradoxes of the
Mexican-American experience, and it is both a riveting and
gut-wrenching read."--Jon Lee Anderson, author of "Che Guevara: A
Revolutionary Life" and "The Fall of Baghdad"
""Midnight in Mexico "is the story of a journalist's dangerous and
notable efforts to report on Mexico's horrible drug wars. The book
brings a special clarity, the clarity of the personal and
particular, to a very important and confusing subject, and it is in
itself an absorbing story, marked by careful attention to fact and
also by the author's deep love for his homeland. Mr. Corchado is
the kind of reporter and writer who revives one's faith in
journalism."
--Tracy Kidder, Pulitzer Prize winning author of "Strength in What
Remains"
"Anyone interested in what is happening and has happened in Mexico
for the past six years must read this book. We can call what is
happening in Mexico a "drug war" but that phrase cheapens the
politics and the economics that govern the relationship between the
United States and Mexico. I believe "Midnight in Mexico "will
become one of the most necessary books about the Mexican-American
experience in this country. More than a journalist, Alfredo
Corchado is the real thing, a voice that represents millions of
people."
--Benjamin Alire Saenz, American Book Award winning author of
"Calendar of Dust"
""Midnight in Mexico "is the story of a journalist's dangerous and
notable efforts to report on Mexico's horrible drug wars. The book
brings a special clarity, the clarity of the personal and
particular, to a very important and confusing subject, and it is in
itself an absorbing story, marked by careful attention to fact and
also by the author's deep love for his homeland. Mr. Corchado is
the kind of reporter and writer who revives one's faith in
journalism."
--Tracy Kidder, Pulitzer Prize winning author of "Strength in What
Remains"
"Anyone interested in what is happening and has happened in Mexico
for the past six years must read this book. We can call what is
happening in Mexico a "drug war" but that phrase cheapens the
politics and the economics that govern the relationship between the
United States and Mexico. I believe "Midnight in Mexico "will
become one of the most necessary books about the Mexican-American
experience in this country. More than a journalist, Alfredo
Corchado is the real thing, a voice that represents millions of
people."
--Benjamin Alire Saenz, American Book Award winning author of
"Calendar of Dust"
"Anyone who wants to learn about Mexico on the inside, especially
how the United States affects it, illegally and legally, will learn
much from this sharply perceptive and moving account."
--John Womack Jr., Robert Woods Bliss Professor of Latin American
History and Economics, Harvard University
"Alfredo Corchado is the top American journalist covering Mexico
today. His life embodies the complex blending of the U.S. and
Mexico. Corchado's knowledge of the Mexican political system, the
drug trade, and modern Mexican society is non-pareil."
--Howard Campbell, author of "Drug War Zone"
"One of the keenest observers of Mexico today, Corchado tells his
story of Mexico, of the hope of its democratic opening, of the
often despair at its violence, and of its ever closer ties with his
other country, the Uni
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