Angeles Mastretta

Ángeles
Mastretta

Angeles Mastretta was born in Puebla in 1949. She moved to Mexico City when her father died in 1971. She studied journalism at the Universidad Autónoma de México and then worked as a journalist for a variety of publications, often writing on politics and feminism. Her first publication was a book of poetry, but she is best known for her novels, particularly the feminist novel, Arráncame la vida (Mexican Bolero; Tear This Heart Out). She is currently on the editorial board of the magazine Nexos with her partner, the writer Héctor Aguilar Camín. She writes for many publications, both in Mexico and abroad.

Angeles Mastretta was born in Puebla in 1949. She moved to Mexico City when her father died in 1971. She studied journalism at the Universidad Autónoma de México and then worked as a journalist for a variety of publications, often writing on politics and feminism. Her first publication was a book of poetry, but she is best known for her novels, particularly the feminist novel, Arráncame la vida (Mexican Bolero; Tear This Heart Out). She is currently on the editorial board of the magazine Nexos with her partner, the writer Héctor Aguilar Camín. She writes for many publications, both in Mexico and abroad.

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