Oscar Monroy Rivera
Nogales remembers

Memory and Legacy

Family photographs, reporting, and tributes documenting his connection to Nogales.

Sculpture of Oscar Monroy Rivera seated on a bench in front of a mural in Nogales.
Sculpture of Oscar Monroy Rivera in Nogales. Photograph by Miguel Ángel Monroy.

The sculpture in Nogales

In 2021, a sculpture of Oscar Monroy Rivera became part of downtown Nogales: a tribute to the writer in the city he called home.

The library

These family photographs offer a view inside Oscar Monroy Rivera’s library: its shelves, books, and some of the objects that share the room.

Miguel Ángel Monroy among bookshelves, photographs, busts, and chairs in his grandfather’s library.
Miguel Ángel Monroy in the library of his grandfather, Oscar Monroy Rivera. Family collection.
Miguel Ángel Monroy, on the left, with his son, Miguel Ángel Monroy, beside a bust and an antique radio, in Oscar Monroy Rivera’s library.
From left to right: Miguel Ángel Monroy and his son, Miguel Ángel Monroy, in Oscar Monroy Rivera’s library. Family collection.

Reporting and tributes

2021 · NORO · Sofía Isadora Salazar

The writer immortalized in Nogales

A feature on the sculpture of Oscar Monroy Rivera in downtown Nogales and an interview with his son, photographer Oscar Monroy Ávila, about the family’s cultural life and the writer’s place in the city’s memory.

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February 2017 · Universidad de Sonora Gazette

Writer Oscar Monroy Rivera visits Campus Nogales

The university documented his campus visit: he donated a printed banner of the poem Mar, ¿estás ahí?, read to students, spoke with young people, and signed books.

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October 16, 2021 · Infonogales

Nogales Book Fair dedicated to Oscar Monroy Rivera

The fair honored the Nogales writer and recognized an artistic legacy described as part of the city’s culture.

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