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Books, talks, podcasts, and articles.

NOVEL

B as in Beauty is an award-winning novel that follows the journey of a young Latina woman who, despite her talents, struggles with self-esteem and body image. When she unexpectedly lands a job working for a mysterious, glamorous client, she is pulled into a world that challenges her assumptions about beauty, worth, and identity. Blending humor, heart, and social insight, the novel explores what it means to embrace oneself fully in a culture obsessed with perfection.

Written by Alberto Ferreras.

Published by GCP Hachette Book Group (2009)

Best English Fiction of 2009 – International Latino Book Awards.

LECTURE

American Latinos 1935–1945

New York University,  Madrid

A presentation of the single-screen edition of the celebrated video installation, accompanied by a lecture exploring the context of these historical photographs.

Written by Alberto Ferreras.

 Images courtesy of the Library of Congress – Prints & Photographs Division.

LECTURE

Latino Portraits: The Legendary Photos of the FSA Collection, 1935–1945
Adams State University, Colorado

A presentation of the single-screen edition of the video installation American Latinos 1935–1945, accompanied by a lecture examining the photographs of Costilla County and its surrounding areas.

Written by Alberto Ferreras.
Images courtesy of the Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division.

ESSAY

El Triunfo del Espanglish is an essay by Alberto Ferreras that explores the past, present, and future of the Spanish language in the United States.

Revista de Occidente is a legendary monthly publication founded more than a century ago by philosopher José Ortega y Gasset. Its October 2025 issue features essays by Luis García Montero, Estrella Montolío, Verónica Zumárraga, Gonzalo Celorio, and many others.

PANEL

Spanish: an American Language Explored: Panel at the United Nations featuring Estuardo Rodriguez, Guillermo Escribano, Claudia Romo Edelman, Carlos Chirinos and Alberto Ferreras. Hosted by Lily Gil Valleta, the Friends of the American Latino Museum, and the Pvblic Foundation.

United Nations, New York City, April 23, 2024.

TALK

Leading The Change Conference 2022: Televisa Univision’s yearly marketing summit included Alberto Ferreras’ “Seven Creative Principles to Reach Latino Audiences”, an insightful talk about cultural traits that are unique to the Hispanic audience in the U.S.

Las Vegas, Nevada. November 2022

NOVEL

B de Bella – Spanish version of B as in Beauty. Released in the US in 2011, and Spain in 2012.

Written by Alberto Ferreras. Translated by Alberto Ferreras.

Published by Random House USA in 2011 and Espasa Libros in Spain in 2012.

Best Spanish Novel of the Year – Siempre Mujer Magazine 2011.

NOVEL

Una Favola a Manhattan – Italian version of B as in Beauty. 

Written by Alberto Ferreras. Translated by Francesca Sassi.

Published by Baldini Castoldi Dalai Editore in 2012. 

SHORT STORY

Paradise is a short story by Alberto Ferreras, about Columbus, Pinzón, Queen Isabel, and a not-so-surprising discovery across the ocean. Based on historical documents.

Cruce de Fronteras is an anthology of short stories curated by award-wining author Eduardo Gonzalez Viaña, that includes works by Ariel Dorfman, Gioconda Belli, Gianina Braschi and Daniel Alarcón, among others. 

Published by Axiara Editores.

FEATURE

Alberto Ferreras contributed to Vanity Fair Spain between 2012 and 2015, authoring four in-depth feature pieces.

Mi Vida Eres Tú: La Historia de Cristal explored the unexpected boom of Venezuelan telenovelas in Spain during the 1980s.

Kathleen Turner: Donde Hubo Fuego featured an interview with Kathleen Turner, the legendary star of Body Heat and Romancing the Stone.

Barbra Streisand: Contra Todo Pronóstico examined the career of Barbra Streisand, one of Hollywood’s most iconic performers.

Stonewall revisited the origins of the LGBTQI rights movement in New York City, centered on the events surrounding the Stonewall riots.

CONTRIBUTIONS

Mastering Monologues and Acting Sides by Janet Wilcox includes a monologue from “My Audition for Almodovar”.

My Audition for Almodovar by Alberto Ferreras is an interactive monologue about the struggles of an actor who speaks English with a thick Spanish accent.  

TALK

Espanglish Lengua Nativa was a special event created for the Instituto Cervantes that brought together an exceptional group of New York–based poets and writers who have pioneered the use of Espanglish in contemporary literature.

Produced and curated by Shirley Rumierk, Alberto Ferreras, and Juan José Herrera de la Muela.

Opening remarks by Alberto Ferreras.
Instituto Cervantes New York, November 13, 2019.

TALK

The Smithsonian’s Young Ambassadors Program (YAP) is a nationally recognized initiative for graduating high school seniors, designed to cultivate the next generation of community-minded leaders in the arts, sciences, and humanities. Alberto Ferreras was a frequent guest speaker from 2005 to 2020.

TALK

The 20th Anniversary Fan Programmers initiative on TCM was a special celebration inviting devoted viewers of the network to step into the role of guest programmers. Selected fans—chosen for their passion, knowledge, and long-standing connection to classic cinema—were given the opportunity to appear on air, introduce films from TCM’s library, and share the personal stories behind their choices. In the photo Robert Osbourne and Alberto Ferreras discuss Federico Fellini’s Nights of Cabiria.

SONG

As a songwriter, Alberto Ferreras has collaborated with a range of artists, including contributing lyrics to Los Crema Paraíso’s track Varón Domado, Olga Merediz’s song La Otra, and the Spanish adaptation of Madonna’s single “What It Feels Like for a Girl,” titled Lo Que Siente la Mujer.