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Famous Mexican Authors

Famous People From Mexico
Mexican Women WritersPoets
Find out more about the greatest Mexican Writers, including Dulce María, Guillermo del Toro, Luis Buñuel, Cesar Millan and Juana Inés de la Cruz.
Leonora Carrington Leonora Carrington
06 April 1917
Mexican Artist & Surrealist Painter
Richard CabralRichard Cabral
28 August 1984
Actor

Octavio PazOctavio Paz
31 March 1914
Writer, Poet, Diplomat and Noble Prize Laureate

Carlos FuentesCarlos Fuentes
11 November 1928
Mexican novelist

Olivia HarrisonOlivia Harrison
18 May 1948
Author

Luis BuñuelLuis Buñuel
22 February 1900
Film director, Screenwriter, Actor, Film editor,
Jorge RamosJorge Ramos
16 March 1958
Journalist

Juana Inés de la CruzJuana Inés de la Cruz
12 November 1651
Poet, Nun, Writer, Mathematician, Philosopher,

Sor Juana Inés de la CruzSor Juana Inés de la Cruz
Nun, Women
Dulce MaríaDulce María
06 December 1985
Actor, Singer, Composer, Poet, Vedette, Television

Roberto OrciRoberto Orci
20 July 1973
Screenwriter, Film producer
Francisco I. MaderoFrancisco I. Madero
30 October 1873
Politician, Writer, Musician, Military personnel

Joan SebastianJoan Sebastian
08 April 1951
Singer-songwriter, Actor, Poet, Record producer

Don Miguel RuizDon Miguel Ruiz
26 August 1952
Writer

Juan RulfoJuan Rulfo
16 May 1917
writer, screenwriter, photographer, novelist

José VasconcelosJosé Vasconcelos
28 February 1882
Writer, Philosopher, Politician, University
Guillermo ArriagaGuillermo Arriaga
13 March 1958
Writer, Screenwriter, Film director, University

Elena PoniatowskaElena Poniatowska
19 May 1932
Journalist, Writer

Laura EsquivelLaura Esquivel
30 September 1950
Screenwriter, Novelist, Writer

Gregorio López y FuentesGregorio López y Fuentes
17 November 1895
Novelist
Rosario CastellanosRosario Castellanos
25 May 1925
Poet, Diplomat, Writer, Screenwriter, University

Rudolfo AnayaRudolfo Anaya
30 October 1937
Author
Cherríe MoragaCherríe Moraga
25 September 1952
Writer, Poet

Norman O. BrownNorman O. Brown
25 September 1913
Scholar

Amado NervoAmado Nervo
27 August 1870
Poet
Elena GarroElena Garro
11 December 1916
Screenwriter

Dr. AtlDr. Atl
03 October 1875
Painter and writer
José Rubén RomeroJosé Rubén Romero
25 September 1890
Author

Alfonso ReyesAlfonso Reyes
17 May 1889
Writer

José Emilio PachecoJosé Emilio Pacheco
30 June 1939
Poet
Carlos MonsiváisCarlos Monsiváis
04 May 1938
Writer

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Juan José ArreolaJuan José Arreola
08 September 1921
Writer
Juan Ruiz de AlarcónJuan Ruiz de Alarcón
1581 AD
Writer

Lucas AlamánLucas Alamán
18 October 1792
Scientist

Rosaura RevueltasRosaura Revueltas
06 August 1910
Actress

Mariano AzuelaMariano Azuela
01 January 1873
Author
Juan GelmanJuan Gelman
03 May 1930
Poet
Miguel MoraytaMiguel Morayta
15 August 1907
Film director, Screenwriter

José Joaquín Fernández de LizardiJosé Joaquín Fernández de Lizardi
15 November 1776
Writer

José RevueltasJosé Revueltas
20 November 1914
Writer

Jaime Torres BodetJaime Torres Bodet
17 April 1902
Politician
Sergio PitolSergio Pitol
18 March 1933
Writer

Ramón López VelardeRamón López Velarde
15 June 1888
Poet

Manuel Gutiérrez NájeraManuel Gutiérrez Nájera
22 December 1859
Writer

Daniel CatánDaniel Catán
03 April 1949
Composer

Fernando del PasoFernando del Paso
01 April 1935
Novelist
José AgustínJosé Agustín
19 August 1944
Novelist

Martín Luis GuzmánMartín Luis Guzmán
06 October 1887
Novelist
Juan García PonceJuan García Ponce
22 September 1932
Novelist

Agustín YáñezAgustín Yáñez
04 May 1904
Writer

Enrique González MartínezEnrique González Martínez
13 April 1871
Poet
Ricardo GaribayRicardo Garibay
18 January 1923
Writer

Luis ZapataLuis Zapata
27 April 1951
Writer