Carlos Monsiváis

Carlos Monsiváis Aceves (May 4, 1938 – June 19, 2010) was a Mexican philosopher, writer, critic, political activist, and journalist. He also wrote political opinion columns in leading newspapers within the country's progressive sectors. His generation of writers includes Elena Poniatowska, José Emilio Pacheco, and Carlos Fuentes. Monsiváis won more than 33 awards, including the 1986 Jorge Cuesta Prize (named after a fellow writer about whom he wrote a book), the 1989 Mazatlán Prize, and the 1996 Xavier Villaurrutia Award. Considered a leading intellectual of his time, Monsiváis documented contemporary Mexican themes, values, class struggles, and societal change in his essays, books and opinion pieces. He was a staunch critic of the long-ruling Partido Revolucionario Institucional (PRI), leaned towards the left-wing, and was ubiquitous in disseminating his views on radio and television. As a founding member of "Gatos Olvidados", Monsiváis wanted his and other "forgotten cats" to be provided for beyond his lifetime. Carlos Monsiváis (Autobiografía) (1966)

Celia Montalván (te brindas voluptuosa e impudente) (1982)

María Izquierdo (1986)

Luis García Guerrero (1987)

José Chávez Morado (1989)

Escenas mexicanas en la obra de Teresa Nava (1997)

Salvador Novo. Lo marginal en el centro (2000)

Adonde yo soy tú somos nosotros. Octavio Paz: crónica de vida y obra (2000)

Novoamor (2001)

Yo te bendigo, vida. Amado Nervo: crónica de vida y obra (2002)

Leopoldo Méndez 1902-2002 (2002)

Carlos Pellicer: iconografía (2003)

Annita Brenner: visión de una época (2006)

Frida Kahlo (2007)

Rosa Covarrubias: una americana que amó México (2007)

Pedro Infante: las leyes del querer (2008)