Las Brujas de El Paso, edición en español de The Witches of El Paso

A lawyer and her elderly great-aunt use their supernatural gifts to find a lost child in this "wild, wondrous novel about the magic that is singing all around us" (Julia Phillips, author of Disappearing Earth)--in the vein of The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina and La Hacienda.

If you call to the witches, they will come.

1943, El Paso, Texas: teenager Nena spends her days caring for the small children of her older sisters and longing for a life of adventure. The premonitions and fainting spells she has endured since childhood are getting worse, and Nena worries she'll end up like the scary old curandera down the street. Nena prays for help, and when the mysterious Sister Benedicta arrives late one night, Nena follows her across the borders of space and time. In colonial Mexico, Nena grows into her power, finding love and learning that magic always comes with a price.

In the present day, Nena's grandniece, Marta, balances a struggling legal aid practice with motherhood and the care of the now ninety-three-year-old Nena. When Marta agrees to help search for a daughter Nena left in the past, the two forge a fierce connection. Marta's own supernatural powers emerge, awakening her to new possibilities that threaten the life she has constructed.

"Sexy, smart, and soulful, Luis Jaramillo's The Witches of El Paso pulls us across borders and time to get to the essence of what it means for families to survive this beautiful, fractured world" (Mira Jacob, author of Good Talk).

Author: Luis Jaramillo
Publisher: Atria/Primero Sueno Press
Published: 11/04/2025
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.25h x 5.31w x 0.72d
ISBN13: 9781668201367
ISBN10: 1668201364
Language: Spanish
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Fantasy | Historical
- Fiction | Hispanic & Latino | General
- Fiction | Magical Realism

About the Author
Luis Jaramillo es autor de Las brujas de El Paso y también del galardonado libro de cuentos The Doctor's Wife. Sus escritos se han publicado en medios como Literary Hub, BOMB Magazine, Los Angeles Review of Books, entre otros. Es profesor asistente de Escritura Creativa en The New School. Estudió la licenciatura en Stanford University, y una Maestría en Bellas Artes en The New School. Más información en el sitio web LuisJaramillo.com.