Eva P. Bueno studied in Brazil and in the US. She has an Master of Arts in English from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, and a Doctoral degree in Hispanic Languages and Literatures from the University of Pittsburgh. She has taught in Brazil, Japan, and in the US. Besides her teaching of Spanish and Portuguese, and chairing of the Department of Languages at St. Mary's University, Bueno writes books and essays about Latin American literature, popular culture, American Literature, film, and politics. Her essays have appeared in Criticism, Revista de literatura latinoamericana, Chasqui, and others. Her last books, published in 2012, are the co-edited volume The Woman in Latin American and Spanish Literature; Essays on Iconic Characters (Mcfarland), and Amacio Mazzaropi in the Film and Culture of Brazil; After Cinema Novo (PalgraveMacmillan). She is also a columnist in the monthly magazine Espaço Académico.