Writer. Margarita López Portillo y Pacheco was a Mexican novelist who earned several awards for her novels and also had three of them adapted for film. She was a public servant, serving under three presidents in various capacities of regulating media. During her brother José López Portillo's (1976-1982) presidency, she received sharp criticism for his nepotism and failure to act on warnings of potential fire at the National Cinema Library. She studied the works of Sister Juana Inés de la Cruz and led an effort to restore the convent where the Sister had lived. In 1980, she was granted the French Order of Arts and Letters. She graduated with a degree in letters from the National Autonomous University of Mexico and published her first book "Los laureles" in 1952. El Universal Gráfico awarded her the "Lanz Duret" Prize for her debut novel. In 1954, she was awarded the "Lanz Duret" Prize for her novel "Toña Machetes" and earned the Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz Prize in 1956 for her third novel, "Tierra bronca." She also published pieces in numerous magazines, including "Ábside," "Mujeres" and "El Rehilete."
Writer. Margarita López Portillo y Pacheco was a Mexican novelist who earned several awards for her novels and also had three of them adapted for film. She was a public servant, serving under three presidents in various capacities of regulating media. During her brother José López Portillo's (1976-1982) presidency, she received sharp criticism for his nepotism and failure to act on warnings of potential fire at the National Cinema Library. She studied the works of Sister Juana Inés de la Cruz and led an effort to restore the convent where the Sister had lived. In 1980, she was granted the French Order of Arts and Letters. She graduated with a degree in letters from the National Autonomous University of Mexico and published her first book "Los laureles" in 1952. El Universal Gráfico awarded her the "Lanz Duret" Prize for her debut novel. In 1954, she was awarded the "Lanz Duret" Prize for her novel "Toña Machetes" and earned the Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz Prize in 1956 for her third novel, "Tierra bronca." She also published pieces in numerous magazines, including "Ábside," "Mujeres" and "El Rehilete."
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