UCSD Professor of Theatre Jorge Huerta welcomes Josefina Lopez, noted playwright and author of "Real Women Have Curves." Since beginning her writing career at the age of nineteen, Lopez has emerged as one of the most dynamic Latina voices in the nation.  She has received both critical and audience plaudits for her realistic depictions of the struggles and triumphs of strong Latina characters, and her advocacy of minority self-empowerment. (#7362)