(Mérida, Mexico, 1894 – Mexico City, Mexico, 1971)
Mexican writer, historian, journalist, playwright and essayist. Some of its titles are: El corcovado; A love of don Juan Ruiz de A/arcón y Mendoza (1923); The life of the venerable servant of God, Gregorio López (1925); Comedy Steps (1926); Humanities, farce of times gone by, written in prose (sa); Romance of kings, farce (1926); Anthology of modern prose writers from Mexico, together with Carlos G. Villenave (1925); Lovers' Guide (1933 and 1943); Sor Juana Ines De La Cruz. Bibliography and library (1934); Iconography of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz (1934); Sor Juana's Route (1938) Critical edition of the poems of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz; Classics, romantics and moderns (1934); Profile of Sor Juana (1938); Juan Ruiz de Alarcón y Mendoza, critical bibliography (1939); Spanish literature, historical tables (1937); Canek, one. of his most liked works (1940); Mayan Heroes, Zamná, Cocón, Canek (1942); Doña Estrella and her stars (1944); Lessons in Spanish literature (1944); Castilian literature from the 11th century to the 20th century (1946); Fishermen (1944) Portrait room; intellectuals and artists of my time (1946); Three new stories by Juan Pirulero (1944); Writers from Costa Rica: Jorge García Monge, Roberto Brenes Mesén, Carmen Lira (1950); Indian Shipwreck (1951); Good and cheap; what is a consumer cooperative (1951); agricultural credit; the story of two peasants 1951); Memoirs, 1954-65; Stories to tell by the fire (1959); The legends of the Popol Vuh (1951); A game of mockery (1963); Student speech. . . pronounced upon entering the Mexican Academy of Language (1963); Legends and advice of ancient Yucatán (1961); San Francisco de Asis; poetic scenes from his life (1964); Beautiful, clear and simple pages of Castilian literature, Spain and Latin America (1965); Don Quixote genius and figure (1966); and others like La Commedia dell' Arte; Essay on the aesthetics of Anatole France; The regional theater of Yucatán and numerous literary articles in specialized magazines and accredited newspapers. In 1917 he was one of the founders and creators of the regional theater in Mérida.
