About
Playwright and narrator. Studied Engineering at UNAM and Journalism at Escuela Carlos Septién García. Director of Revista de Revistas; deputy director of Proceso. His plays Pueblo rechazado, Compañero, La carpa, Alicia tal vez, Pelearán diez rounds, Hace ya tanto tiempo, Señora, La noche de Hernán Cortés, La mudanza and Nadie sabe nada, among others, have been premiered. Reporter and director of Excélsior, Proceso and Revista de Revistas. Fellow of the Instituto de Cultura Hispánica de Madrid, 1956; of the CME, 1961 and 1964; and of the Guggenheim Foundation, 1967. Member of the SNCA, as creator emeritus, since 1994. Member of the Mexican Academy of Language since 2010. First and second place in the National University Short Story Contest 1958. Winner of the Biblioteca Breve Award 1963 for Los albañiles. Juan Ruiz de Alarcón Award for the best play premiered in Mexico 1979 for La...
Known for
The Blue RoomMovie • 2002
Amores PerrosMovie • 2000
El manantial del milagroSeries • 1974
Life SentenceMovie • 1979
The Crime of Padre AmaroMovie • 2002
Midaq AlleyMovie • 1995
Herod's LawMovie • 1999
Aunt AlejandraMovie • 1980
Mariana MarianaMovie • 1987
The CousinMovie • 2018
Beyond the SkyMovie • 2007
The BricklayersMovie • 1976