Hey y’all, thanks for visiting us! We are Juan and Anjelica, founders of this blog and website since 2010.
We are originally from the Great State of Texas and now also live part time in Northwest Arkansas. Anjelica and I met and got married in Houston – (there’s a story there too, if you have an extra minute). Both of us are first generation Mexican-Americans with family roots in different parts of San Luis Potosi, Mexico, where we each spent a lot of our summers growing up. Anjelica’s family is from Bocas. Mine is from Cerritos.
Our son Edgar has grow up with his parents creating online content as a hobby, and then as a career. He’s a great young man with a lot of passion and compassion. As parents we have done our best to instill in him a deep sense of pride and identity in his culture and heritage.
What started out as a hobby has now become our way of life – with Anjelica and I founding two marketing and communications agencies (Big Oak Tree Media and Market Street Consultants), several podcasts, and developing an agency team just as committed as we are to elevating diverse voices.
Feel free to reach out to us anytime. You can always reach me via email at juanofwords@gmail.com.
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GoSolo: Your Business, Our Passion with Big Oak Tree Media’s Juan Alanis
Noticias Newswire: Latinas in Houston unite to demand Equal Pay
Rick Sanchez Podcast: If you don’t have a routine, get one!
Vibes by Alicia: Unboxing a Toxic Relationship
El Queso Podcast: Juan of Words Podcast visits all the way from H-town
Houston Chronicle: LULAC drops use of Latinx term because non-inclusive
ABC13 Eyewitness News: Latino vs. Hispanic: Experts explain the difference between these umbrella terms
Civil Eats: Food Service Workers Are on the Brink of a Mental Health Crisis. These Efforts are Helping
KHOU 11 Great Day Houston: Thrifty Halloween Costumes
Yahoo! Money: Latina Podcasters Posadas Live in Houston
Big Oak Tree Media: Creative Director Anjelica Cazares featured in new Color Me by Chaun and Mimi ad
ABC13 Eyewitness News: Moms on the move: Woman raising family and building PR firm
Greater Houston Partnership: Small Biz Insider: Effectively Engaging Houston’s Dynamic Latino Market
SoutOut HTX: Meet Juan Alanis: Entrepreneur & Chief Content Officer
Voyage Houston: Meet Juan Alanis of Big Oak Tree Media in Inner Loop
Houston Chronicle: What Rubi’s Quince Can Teach the U.S. About Latinos
Puros Autos: Howdy Pardner! Hispanicize Media Group Launches Hispanicize Texas
Blog Elevated 2014: Juan Alanis and Anjelica Cazares, affectionately known as Los Metiches online, to serve as 2014 Blog Elevated Mentors
MarketWatch, The Wall Street Journal: Lopez Negrete’s Juan Alanis Named Top 100 Social Media Power Influencer
AdLatina: Juan Alanis: “Especialmente en la comunidad hispana, el mĂłvil es el rey”
Top 100 Social Media Power Influencers Houston 2014
The Latin Kitchen: Juan of Words, Texas Flavor
PR Day 2013: Return On Influence – A Blogger’s View Of Blogger Outreach For PR Agencies
Hispanic PR Wire: Hispanicize 2013 Unveils Massive Schedule of Latino and Multicultural Blogger Sessions
Our Tiempo: EJO Talks About Not Being Latino Enough
Houston blogger Juan Alanis to speak at Social Media Breakfast – #SMBHOU
Austin Advertising Federation Hispanic Marketing Symposium: Blogging With Cultura, Juan of Words
Mamiverse: Juan of Words
Top 100 Social Media Power Influencers Houston 2o13
Texas Associated Press Managing Editors Awards – Spanish Language Newspapers
Ford Motor Company: Bloguero Tejano, Juan Alanis
Hispanic Trending: The Social RevoluciĂłn: El Recap
SXSWi – The Social RevoluciĂłn
New Latina: Latino Blogger Spotlight: Juan Alanis of JuanofWords.com
Houston Press: Masters of Cyberspace, First Houston Web Awards
Feature Friday: Juan of Words Talks LATISM’11 – “It’s A Family Affair!”
Sofrito for your Soul: Tesoro On The Web: Juan of Words
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31 thoughts on “About Us”
Dude, I love your witt and style!! I always joke about the “words” my parents used when we were young. “Aplacate” that ment “behave” but I went out and go a license plate and “pues, me Aplace” then when I had to wait….it was “Aguardate”…so I jumped en un cajon…LOL….si I can so relate to your HUMOR!!! Keep up the great work!
Thanks for the dichos on twitter. Read them regularly. Please pass along the link to where my bilingual poetry ebook. Just copy/paste the following.
Thanks for the comment, DM with the link on Twitter for the e-book!
Juan had an awsum time at the movie premier. The meet-up is a really good idea.
I’m a die hard Farmville Player,I noticed they have started a live chat and a directory to start your own meet and greet here in our local areas..Channelview and Baytown haveing the most players. No-one has done one thou.I find it amazing how many gamers do not speak english..I had to have my 16yr old put a translator on my user,its a social game so we must chat if you wanna play well. Everyones into the Theory of why FV is taking over the gaming world…maybe we should do a piece on it…and you can set up a gamers greet for Spanish speaking players.I dont speak Spanish. I also wondered how many local Spanish (only)speaking Hispanic players their really are. This game is HUGE in Mexico…have many players their…and many more sending me friend requests
can’t wait to read your works of art
Thank you, Buttercup! I’m very happy you’re here 🙂
You forgot to mention the alias we gave you, Dahlin’: Shakespeare! You write better than he ever did and keep it up.
Love your blog, I will come back frequently. Un abrazo y … Feliz Año Nuevo!
My parents are also from Cerritos, SLP, Mexico. I enjoy the blog. Can’t wait to read more.
Hola Juan. Me facina la idea de que los ninos puedan participar en la historia que van a leer. Estoy segura que mis ninos disfrutaran de este libro.
Hi Juan – just found your blog while researching other bloggers writing about thrift store shopping. You have a really nice style of writing and since my husband and I just started to learn spanish this winter your blog will be great to read!
I really enjoy reading your blog (my mom especially) I am a Chicago resident who grew up in CERRITOS and Texas as well. Nice to hear from another paisano.
Thank you, Posadas! Really grateful for your support and the comment 🙂
My husband’s family is also from Cerritos (mine from Cuernavaca, Morelos)! Found you over at the Latism Blog! I’ll be reading from now on. Thanks!
So I’m new to your page. I must say I am very glad to see that some of us do not forget our roots and embrace what our family has gone thru to better our future. Your writing is amazing! Looking forward to continue to read your blog
Great and interesting writing!
Do you make or know where to get figurines for Dia de la Muertos. I would like to paint them myself. What would you use paint. Thanks.
Very nicely done, Juan, I’m learning Spanish poco a poco from my Mexican ranch hand.
Hi.congrats on your blog y todo. My husband is Mexican and legal too, thanks to Reagan. So sad about Jenni riveria.
Maria and juvenal in oregon
I love this! I’m also from Houston Tx. Parents from Rio Grand Valley but moved up to the big apple to live my dreams. Congrats. cant wait to read more of you blog..
now i now why i love u so!!!! ur my distant cousin! im TORRES too! ok so ur… Alanis Maldonado Turrubiartez Torres. and my first last name is TORRES. im torres sanabria… and thats it! but stillllllll we’re like FAMILIA!!!!
orale! to my mexican long lost cousin!!!
such an honor to be Familia!!
hey tio juan great job on your blogs i see your fans like our crazy family stories lol well te quiero mucho tio
hey mija, thank you so much! you’re comment is hands down my official favorite now. can’t wait till you decide to share some of your writing on here too!
Great blog, found it when reading the Houston Chronicle some time ago. Being born and raised in H-town, but now in LA, I find myself reading the Chronicle to feel close to home. I read your article on Salma Hayek today, very proud for her. Being a Latino Actor myself, we are constantly battling the forces of Hollywood, to get recognition for our work. But it almost always falls on deaf ears. Slowly we are making a difference. Have you heard of the blog “ChicanafromChicago”? She writes about all things Latino Media, another talented Latino blogger!
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I’m working with Latina Magazine and for our social media issue, February, we’re reaching out collecting images from Latina bloggers all across the web. We’d love to include you! We’d need at least three images from your site, a blog photo of yourself, a blog logo (If you have) and extra art from your blog, food, fashion etc. or more photos of you for the third photo.
Deadline is Tuesday, Nov.5
We’d love to get this images ASAP so please reply as soon as you can.
Thank you!
Late bloomer on the makeup, but now can’t leave home without it 🙂
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