A Texan raised in two cultures in the Rio Grande Valley border county, he wrote 15 novels about the area and became a major figure in Chicano literature.A Texan raised in two cultures in the Rio Grande Valley border county, he wrote 15 novels about the area and became a major figure in Chicano literature.Read MoreHinojosa-Smith, Rolando (1929-2022), Deaths (Obituaries), Hispanic-Americans, Books and Literature, Writing and Writers, Texas, Klail City (Book), Dear Rafe (Book)