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About Maritza L. Félix

Maritza Lizeth Félix is a freelance journalist, producer and writer in Arizona. She is a Feet in 2 Worlds editing fellow. Her work has been published in major newspapers in the U.S., Mexico and other countries, and broadcast on various television networks. Félix has won five Emmys. In 2012 and 2013 the Phoenix New Times named Félix Best Spanish-Language Journalist in Arizona. Currently, Maritza leads Conecta Arizona, a news service on WhatsApp providing a life-line to Spanish-speakers in Arizona during the COVID-19 pandemic.

No Longer an Experiment: Conecta Arizona Turns Two

May 13, 2022 / no comments / 293 views

“Those stories are not born from press releases and conferences, but afternoons full of dialogue.”

Conecta Arizona: A Year of Busting Covid Myths in Spanish

May 11, 2021 / no comments / 1479 views

Conecta Arizona’s one-year anniversary is a milestone for community-focused journalism

The Long Shadow of Family Separation

March 12, 2021 / no comments / 575 views

From Fi2W editing fellow Maritza Félix

The Dead Who Brought Me Back to Mexico

October 29, 2020 / no comments / 1099 views

Grieving our loved ones lost to Covid-19 this Día de los Muertos.

A black-and-white silhouette of a woman standing at the end of a hallway, facing away from the camera.

Uninsured, Unemployed and Undocumented in the Pandemic

April 24, 2020 / no comments / 2433 views

Arizona hotel workers struggle to survive. Read our story produced with Slate.

United by Love, Separated by the Border and the Coronavirus

April 7, 2020 / no comments / 2405 views

A story produced in our new partnership with Slate.