In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is López-Portillo and the second or maternal family name is Pacheco.
Margarita López Portillo y Pacheco (1914–2006) 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.
Margarita López Portillo y Pacheco was born in 1914 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Her family was one of intellectuals and military officers, as her grandfather José López Portillo y Rojas had been a writer, was a member of the Mexican Academy of Language and one-time governor of the state of Jalisco. Her father, José López Portillo y Weber served as a cadet during the Ten Tragic Days in the service of President Francisco I. Madero.[1] She graduated with a degree in letters from the National Autonomous University of Mexico[2] and published her first book Los laureles in 1952. El Universal Gráfico awarded her the “Lanz Duret” Prize for her debut novel.[3] In 1954, she was awarded the “Lanz Duret” Prize for her novel "Toña Machetes"[4][5] and earned the Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz Prize in 1956[2] for her third novel, Tierra bronca.[3]
In 1958, she joined a group of writers who worked under the direction of Fausto Vega and later under Agustín Yáñez. Members of the workshop included Guadalupe Amor, Carmen Andrade, Beatriz Castillo Ledón, Amparo Dávila, Guadalupe Dueñas, Amalia González Caballero de Castillo Ledón, Mercedes Manero de Gertz, Ángeles Mendieta Alatorre, Esther Ortuño de Aguiñaga, Cordelia Urueta and Margarita Urueta [es]. She published pieces in numerous magazines, including Ábside, Mujeres and El Rehilete.[3] In 1964, she began working under the Ministry of the Interior for the Gustavo Díaz Ordaz regime as the supervisor of television productions[6] and the Directorate General of Cinematography.[2] In 1974, President Luis Echeverría appointed her as Director of the Museo Tecnológico de la CFE (Museum of Technology of the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE)) and Cultural Dissemination Advisor for Workers[3][6] In 1975, she was made the Divisional Manager of the Federal Electricity Commission for Guadalajara and Jalisco.[6]
In 1976, after her brother, José López Portillo, was elected president, but before he took office,[7] Margarita was the victim of an attempted kidnapping by the Liga Comunista 23 de Septiembre, during which one of the leaders of the organization, David Jiménez Sarmiento, was killed.[8][9] Upon assuming office, López Portillo made Margarita head of the General Directorate of Radio, Television and Cinematography (RTC), and she immediately reversed the policy of the previous administration. The previous policy had drastically reduced the number of films produced by denying credit to any private film producers, virtually requiring official participation in all filmmaking. However, while Margarita's policy increased production, it did not improve the quality of films being produced.[10] She was also appointed head of the Mexican Social Security Institute during her brother's presidency from 1976 to 1982.[3] She was resoundingly criticized for her management of the RTC and when the Cineteca Nacional [es] burned and five people were killed in the fire of 24 March 1982, Margarita was blamed for not having heeded warnings of danger.[2]
In the late 1970s, Margarita made a study of the works Sister Juana Inés de la Cruz, writing two books and several articles about her works.[3] She led an effort to restore the convent where the Sister had lived[2] and served as Chairman of the Board of the committee for preservation of Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz.[6] In 1980, she was awarded an honorary doctorate by the Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México and the same year was granted the French Order of Arts and Letters.[3] However, in 1995 a scandal erupted when it was discovered that Margarita had taken the famous medallion of Sor Juana to her own home, which was widely seen as yet another instance of abuse of power by Mexican political families. She was persuaded to return the Mexican national treasure, which is now on display in the Mexican National Congress.[11]
^"Corrupción, frivolidad y despilfarro, ejes del sexenio lopezportillista" (in Spanish). Mexico City, Mexico: La Jornada. 18 February 2004. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
^ abcdeGranados Chapa, Miguel Ángel (11 May 2006). "Plaza Pública: Margarita López Portillo" (in Spanish). Torreón, Mexico: El Siglo de Torreón. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
^ abcdefghiInstituto de Investigaciones Filológicas, Centro de Estudios Literarios (1997). Diccionario de escritores mexicanos siglo XX: desde las generaciones del Ateneo y novelistas de la Revolución hasta nuestros días (in Spanish) (1 ed.). México: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. p. 438. ISBN978-9-683-65358-1. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
^ ab"Toña Machetes - Margarita López Portillo". Mercado Libre (in Spanish). Mexico: Mercado Libre. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
^"El sueño de Margarita López Portillo y María Félix quedó en papel" (in Spanish). Mexico City, Mexico: Proceso. 7 October 1982. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
^ abcd"Margarita López Portillo" (PDF). Juchimanes de Plata Organizacion (in Spanish). Tabasco, Mexico: Juchimanes de Plata Organizacion. Retrieved 25 July 2015.[permanent dead link]
^"Nazar Haro manual". el Rumor del Oleaje (in Spanish). Mexico: el Rumor del Oleaje. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
^ ab"Murió Margarita López Portillo" (in Spanish). No. 119. Mexico: Gente Sur. 15 May 2006. Archived from the original on 6 August 2007. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
^Ramirez Cuevas, Jesus (15 July 2005). "Presentarán denuncia ante la Femospp por desaparición de David Jiménez" (in Spanish). Mexico City, Mexico: La Jornada. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
^Werner, Michael (2001). Concise Encyclopedia of Mexico. Chicago, Illinois: Fitzroy Dearborn. p. 510. ISBN978-1-135-97377-3. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
^Depalma, Anthony (15 December 1995). "Mexico City Journal;The Poet's Medallion: A Case of Finders Keepers?". The New York Times.
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In this Spanish name the first or paternal surname is Lopez Portillo and the second or maternal family name is Pacheco Margarita Lopez Portillo y Pacheco 1914 2006 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 Jose Lopez 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 Ines 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 Margarita Lopez Portillo y PachecoBorn1914Guadalajara Jalisco MexicoDied2006 2007 aged 92 Mexico City MexicoNationalityMexicanOccupation s Writer screenwriterYears active1965 1985 Contents 1 Biography 2 Selected works 2 1 Written works 2 2 Screenwriting 3 External links 4 ReferencesBiography editMargarita Lopez Portillo y Pacheco was born in 1914 in Guadalajara Jalisco Mexico Her family was one of intellectuals and military officers as her grandfather Jose Lopez Portillo y Rojas had been a writer was a member of the Mexican Academy of Language and one time governor of the state of Jalisco Her father Jose Lopez Portillo y Weber served as a cadet during the Ten Tragic Days in the service of President Francisco I Madero 1 She graduated with a degree in letters from the National Autonomous University of Mexico 2 and published her first book Los laureles in 1952 El Universal Grafico awarded her the Lanz Duret Prize for her debut novel 3 In 1954 she was awarded the Lanz Duret Prize for her novel Tona Machetes 4 5 and earned the Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz Prize in 1956 2 for her third novel Tierra bronca 3 In 1958 she joined a group of writers who worked under the direction of Fausto Vega and later under Agustin Yanez Members of the workshop included Guadalupe Amor Carmen Andrade Beatriz Castillo Ledon Amparo Davila Guadalupe Duenas Amalia Gonzalez Caballero de Castillo Ledon Mercedes Manero de Gertz Angeles Mendieta Alatorre Esther Ortuno de Aguinaga Cordelia Urueta and Margarita Urueta es She published pieces in numerous magazines including Abside Mujeres and El Rehilete 3 In 1964 she began working under the Ministry of the Interior for the Gustavo Diaz Ordaz regime as the supervisor of television productions 6 and the Directorate General of Cinematography 2 In 1974 President Luis Echeverria appointed her as Director of the Museo Tecnologico de la CFE Museum of Technology of the Federal Electricity Commission CFE and Cultural Dissemination Advisor for Workers 3 6 In 1975 she was made the Divisional Manager of the Federal Electricity Commission for Guadalajara and Jalisco 6 In 1976 after her brother Jose Lopez Portillo was elected president but before he took office 7 Margarita was the victim of an attempted kidnapping by the Liga Comunista 23 de Septiembre during which one of the leaders of the organization David Jimenez Sarmiento was killed 8 9 Upon assuming office Lopez Portillo made Margarita head of the General Directorate of Radio Television and Cinematography RTC and she immediately reversed the policy of the previous administration The previous policy had drastically reduced the number of films produced by denying credit to any private film producers virtually requiring official participation in all filmmaking However while Margarita s policy increased production it did not improve the quality of films being produced 10 She was also appointed head of the Mexican Social Security Institute during her brother s presidency from 1976 to 1982 3 She was resoundingly criticized for her management of the RTC and when the Cineteca Nacional es burned and five people were killed in the fire of 24 March 1982 Margarita was blamed for not having heeded warnings of danger 2 In the late 1970s Margarita made a study of the works Sister Juana Ines de la Cruz writing two books and several articles about her works 3 She led an effort to restore the convent where the Sister had lived 2 and served as Chairman of the Board of the committee for preservation of Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz 6 In 1980 she was awarded an honorary doctorate by the Universidad Autonoma del Estado de Mexico and the same year was granted the French Order of Arts and Letters 3 However in 1995 a scandal erupted when it was discovered that Margarita had taken the famous medallion of Sor Juana to her own home which was widely seen as yet another instance of abuse of power by Mexican political families She was persuaded to return the Mexican national treasure which is now on display in the Mexican National Congress 11 She died on 9 May 2006 8 Selected works editWritten works edit Los Laureles Mexico 1952 3 Tona Machetes Mexico Bruguera Mexicana de Ediciones 1954 4 Tierra bronca Mexico Botas 1956 3 Los dias de la voz Mexico Porrua 1975 Estampas de Juana Ines de la Cruz Lapeox Mexico Editora del Sureste 1978 Sor Juana Mexico Fomento Cultural Banamex 1979 Los Registros de bienes y la investigacion historica Mexico Instituto de Estudios y Documentos Historicos 1980 Screenwriting edit Historical telenovela Maximiliano y Carlota 1965 Estampas de Sor Juana 1980 Tona Machetes 1985 External links editWorldCat Publications list Margarita Lopez Portillo at IMDbReferences edit Corrupcion frivolidad y despilfarro ejes del sexenio lopezportillista in Spanish Mexico City Mexico La Jornada 18 February 2004 Retrieved 25 July 2015 a b c d e Granados Chapa Miguel Angel 11 May 2006 Plaza Publica Margarita Lopez Portillo in Spanish Torreon Mexico El Siglo de Torreon Retrieved 25 July 2015 a b c d e f g h i Instituto de Investigaciones Filologicas Centro de Estudios Literarios 1997 Diccionario de escritores mexicanos siglo XX desde las generaciones del Ateneo y novelistas de la Revolucion hasta nuestros dias in Spanish 1 ed Mexico Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico p 438 ISBN 978 9 683 65358 1 Retrieved 25 July 2015 a b Tona Machetes Margarita Lopez Portillo Mercado Libre in Spanish Mexico Mercado Libre Retrieved 25 July 2015 El sueno de Margarita Lopez Portillo y Maria Felix quedo en papel in Spanish Mexico City Mexico Proceso 7 October 1982 Retrieved 25 July 2015 a b c d Margarita Lopez Portillo PDF Juchimanes de Plata Organizacion in Spanish Tabasco Mexico Juchimanes de Plata Organizacion Retrieved 25 July 2015 permanent dead link Nazar Haro manual el Rumor del Oleaje in Spanish Mexico el Rumor del Oleaje Retrieved 25 July 2015 a b Murio Margarita Lopez Portillo in Spanish No 119 Mexico Gente Sur 15 May 2006 Archived from the original on 6 August 2007 Retrieved 25 July 2015 Ramirez Cuevas Jesus 15 July 2005 Presentaran denuncia ante la Femospp por desaparicion de David Jimenez in Spanish Mexico City Mexico La Jornada Retrieved 25 July 2015 Werner Michael 2001 Concise Encyclopedia of Mexico Chicago Illinois Fitzroy Dearborn p 510 ISBN 978 1 135 97377 3 Retrieved 25 July 2015 Depalma Anthony 15 December 1995 Mexico City Journal The Poet s Medallion A Case of Finders Keepers The New York Times Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Margarita Lopez Portillo amp oldid 1111743087, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
