Rosario Castellanos

Rosario Castellanos
Born(1925-05-25)25 May 1925
Mexico City, Mexico
Died7 August 1974(1974-08-07) (aged 49)
Tel Aviv, Israel
OccupationPoet, novelist, cultural promoter and diplomat
LanguageSpanish
EducationNational Autonomous University of Mexico (Philosophy and Letters)
Literary movementGeneration of 1950
Notable awardsXavier Villaurrutia Award (1960)
SpouseRicardo Guerra Tejada

Rosario Castellanos Figueroa (Spanish pronunciation: [roˈsaɾjo kasteˈʝanos]; 25 May 1925 – 7 August 1974) was a Mexican poet and author. She was one of Mexico's most important literary voices in the last century. Throughout her life, she wrote eloquently about issues of cultural and gender oppression, and her work has influenced Mexican feminist theory and cultural studies. Though she died young, she opened the door of Mexican literature to women, and left a legacy that still resonates today.