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Also Known As	Rudolfo Alfonso Anaya • Rudolfo A. Anaya
Born	October 30, 1937 • New Mexico
Died	June 28, 2020 (aged 82) • Albuquerque • New Mexico
Awards And Honors	National Medal of Arts (2002)
Notable Works	“A Chicano in China” • “Alburquerque” • “Bless Me, Ultima” • “Heart of Aztlán” • “Jemez Spring” • “Randy Lopez Goes Home” • “Rio Grande Falls” • “Serafina’s Stories” • “Shaman Winter” • “The Adventures of Juan Chicaspatas” • “The Legend of La Llorona” • “The Man Who Could Fly and Other Stories” • “Tortuga” • “Zia Summer”