Catherine Barrera holds a BA from Stanford University and a PhD in Latin American History from the University of California at San Diego. She has taught in colleges and universities from southern Minnesota to the California Bay Area. A lifetime devotee of Frida Kahlo, she has spent too many days to count inside the Casa Azul savoring the magic that unfolds there. With her debut novel, she is finally able to merge her academic expertise with splashes of magical realism and absurdism. Catherine currently resides in Austin, Texas with her husband and their dog, Pepino.