Alberto Salinas Jr.

I am Alberto Salinas, Jr., the curandero and co-author of Curandero Conversations.

Alberto Salinas', Jr. (biography).

Alberto Salinas, Jr. was born in Willacy County, Raymondville, Texas on March 6, 1951. The eldest of ten children, (two stillborn), Alberto grew up in "Mejico Chiquito", little Mexico, the barrio on the poor side of town. Brought into this world by the town midwife, Carolina Moya, Alberto the son of migrant field workers and a low income family, Alberto was brought up in the culture of curanderismo. As a child, Alberto's mother, Herlinda, was told Alberto had been born with a "don", a healing gift. Alberto's paternal great-grandmother, Dona Maria, had been a reputable curandera in Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico.

In 1967, Alberto became a statistical drop out from his sophomore class from Raymondville High School. Alberto a common field laborer aspired to do something with his life. In 1976, Alberto was hired by the Willacy County Sheriff's Department as a radio dispatcher and jailer. This was not enough for Alberto. Alberto wanted to do more, he took the G.E.D. test and past it with flying colors. Alberto was sent to the police academy at Texas State Technical Institute and graduated on June 19, 1976. Alberto served as a Texas Peace Officer for the City of La Joya, Texas in 1977 and as a deputy sheriff for Hidalgo County Texas in 1978. Events of internal political turmoil within the department and county politics landed Alberto in the unemployment line.

Alberto's culture and tradition kicked in. Without a job, no money, no luck, Alberto looked for help with a curandero. It was there that Alberto met with destiny and the call from the spirit of Nino Fidencio who advised him through a young spirit medium that Alberto needed to say much prayer. Alberto recalled his childhood past, when he had been told by a curandera that he had a "don", a healing gift. Towards the end of 1978, Alberto journeyed to his calling, Nino Fidencio's tomb in Espinazo, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. At the age of 27, Alberto began practicing curanderismo full time, day in and day out, consulting, guiding, counseling and comforting people who came to him seeking help, advice and prayer.

Alberto Salinas, Jr.

5616 E. mile 18

Edinburg, Texas 78542

albertos@sc2000.net

www.elninofidencio.com

956-381-0980.