Betty Viamontes was born in Havana, Cuba. In 1980, at age fifteen, she and her family arrived in the United States on a shrimp boat to reunite with her father after twelve years of separation. "Waiting on Zapote Street, " based on her family's story, her first novel won the Latino Books into Movies award and has been selected by many book clubs. She also published an anthology of short stories, all of which take place on Zapote Street and include some of the characters from her first novel.
Betty's stories have traveled the world, from the award-winning Waiting on Zapote Street to the No. 1 New Amazon re-leases "The Girl from White Creek, " "The Pedro Pan Girls: Seeking Closure, " and "Brothers: A Pedro Pan Story."Other works include:Havana: A Son's Journey HomeThe Dance of the RoseUnder the Palm Trees: Surviving Labor Camps in CubaCandela's Secrets and Other Havana StoriesThe Pedro Pan Girls: Seeking ClosureLove Letters from CubaFlight of the TocororoBetty Viamontes lives in Florida with her family and pursued graduate studies at the University of South Florida.
Betty's stories have traveled the world, from the award-winning Waiting on Zapote Street to the No. 1 New Amazon re-leases "The Girl from White Creek, " "The Pedro Pan Girls: Seeking Closure, " and "Brothers: A Pedro Pan Story."Other works include:Havana: A Son's Journey HomeThe Dance of the RoseUnder the Palm Trees: Surviving Labor Camps in CubaCandela's Secrets and Other Havana StoriesThe Pedro Pan Girls: Seeking ClosureLove Letters from CubaFlight of the TocororoBetty Viamontes lives in Florida with her family and pursued graduate studies at the University of South Florida.
