About me
A traveling heart and a creative soul.
About the Author
Mercy Besada Velázquez
Since childhood, Mercy Besada Velázquez has grown up surrounded by books that have opened both her heart and her intellect, teaching her that imagination can also be a home. Within those pages, her impulse to create new stories was born, stories that searched for the hands that would bring them to life on paper.
Born in Cuba and shaped between Spain and Puerto Rico, where she completed her university studies, her life has been marked by movement, discovery, and resilience. She later settled in Los Angeles, where she developed a solid business career and a deep vocation for community service.
he now lives in Florida, fully devoted to writing and philanthropy. Her first novel, La Doña del abanico, marked the beginning of a luminous new chapter. Since its release, the work, also published in English as The Lady with the White Fan, has begun to carve its own path, guiding its author toward new audiences.
The final months of 2025 will find her presenting La Doña del abanico at the Miami Book Fair and the Guadalajara International Book Fair, solidifying her presence among emerging voices in contemporary Latin American literature.
Her work has received international recognition, including two Honorable Mentions at the International Latino Book Awards, among them the Isabel Allende Award for the Most Inspiring Fiction Novel and the award for Best Mystery Fiction Novel.
She is also the author of the short story collection Cuento Cuatro Cuentos and the novel La chica del traje amarillo.
Today, an active and enthusiastic community grows around her, accompanying her in every new presentation, reading, and literary project.
Mission
Mercy’s mission is to create stories that inspire introspection, heal memories, and connect the reader with their own truth.
From the conviction that inspiration needs context in order to flourish, her work seeks to shape narratives that transcend the personal and become bridges of empathy.
She views writing as both an innate gift and a responsibility: to give voice to what usually remains unspoken.
Vision
Mercy’s vision is born from her multicultural identity and a perspective that embraces diversity as a source of learning.
Through her stories, she seeks to build bridges between cultures, languages, and sensibilities, so that each reader may discover themselves in the mirror of what is different.
She believes that writing is an act of empathy and courage: a way to give voice to what remains unspoken, to illuminate silence, and to transform human experience into shared understanding.
Her ultimate purpose is for words to awaken, move, and transform.
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