Writing
Carlos Illescas
- Born
- May 9, 1918 · Aged 80
- Died
- Jun 22, 1998
- Place of birth
- Guatemala City, Guatemala
- Gender
- Male
- Movie credits
- 1
- TV credits
- 0
Biography
Poet, storyteller, journalist, film scriptwriter, university professor and poetry workshop leader. Founding member of the 40's generation, along with Augusto Monterroso, Raúl Leiva, Otto-Raúl González and Enrique Juárez Toledo. Born in Guatemala, he lived in Mexico since 1944. He was a diplomat and journalist; editor of the collections "Problemas Científicos y Filosóficos" and "Nuestros Clásicos" of the UNAM, and of the poetry collection "Papeles Privados"; head of information and artistic director of Radio Universidad; collaborator of Televisión Universitaria, Canal 11 and Radio Educación;…
