Liliana López Ruelas

Liliana López Ruelas is a journalist and the founder of Somos Tucson, a Spanish-language news outlet serving Tucson's Latino and immigrant communities. She was born in Douglas and raised in Agua Prieta, and her career began at political magazines in Mexico City. She later became Hispanic community engagement editor for the Arizona Daily Star and editor of La Estrella de Tucsón. She was the paper's final editor when it closed in April 2023. She earned a master's program in bilingual journalism at the University of Arizona.