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Magdalena Mondragón | |
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| Born | July 14, 1913 Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico |
| Died | July 4, 1989 (aged 75) Mexico City, Mexico |
Magdalena Mondragón (July 14, 1913 - July 4, 1989) Mexican journalist, poet and playwright. She was the first Mexican female to lead a daily newspaper when she became director of Prensa Grafica in 1950.[1] She was also the first female crime reporter for La Prensa in Mexico City.[2]
Early life
[edit]Magdalena Mondragón was born in Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico but attended school in San Antonio, Texas, United States.[2] She received her MFA from National Autonomous University of Mexico.
Career
[edit]Playwright
[edit]Magdalena Mondragón's plays are known for their feminine themes, including her first play Cuando Eva se vuelve Adan (1938) ... Cuando Eva se vuelve Adan was later adapted into a film.[3]
Journalist
[edit]Magdalena Mondragón is most known for her long career as a journalist and as the first female director of Prensa Grafica and a Mexican daily newspaper. She was also director of Sólo Para Ellas, which was a newspaper for women founded the PRI party.
Over her career, Mondragón worked as a journalist and correspondent for El Siglo de Torreón; La Prensa in Mexico City and correspondent in San Antonio, Texas; El Nacional; Excélsior; El Universal; La Opinión in Los Angeles, California; and Press and Journal Magazine.
- Secretary of the Press Club of Mexico
- President of the American Journalism Workshop
Member of the College of Literature under the Mexican Cultural Institute.
Awards
[edit]- 1938, Ateneo Award[2]
- 1954, National Award
- 1974, Filomeno Mata Award
- The Gold and Diamond Pen
- 1983 & 1987, National Journalism Award[2]
The literary Medal Magdalena Mondragón was established by the University Journalists Association and named after her.[1]
Publications
[edit]List of working citations
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Magdalena Mondragón, periodista | Edición impresa | EL PAÍS". Elpais.com. 1989-07-08. Retrieved 2013-06-26.
- ^ a b c d e f "LIBERTAD DE EXPRESIÓN: Una precursora en el diarismo, Magdalena Mondragón".
- ^ The Columbia Encyclopedia of Modern Drama: M-Z. Vol. 2.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|editors=ignored (|editor=suggested) (help) - ^ "Mondragón, Magdalena". Literatura.bellasartes.gob.mx. Retrieved 2013-06-26.
External links
[edit]Magdalena Mondragón, posible nombre del Museo de la Comunicación