Carlos Illescas

Poet storyteller journalist film scriptwriter university professor and poetry workshop leader Founding member of the 40s generation along with Augusto Monterroso Raúl Leiva OttoRaúl 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 coordinated poetry workshops for INBA and ISSSTE member of the editorial board of Revista de Guatemala In his country he founded the Acento group joined by Augusto Monterroso Raúl Leiva Otto Raúl González and Enrique Juárez Toledo He collaborated in El Búho El Nacional Lanzas y Letras Muro y Viento and Revista de la Universidad de El Salvador Author of the screenplays José Guadalupe Posada 1966 Rostros mascaras caretas 1971 La mansión de la locura 1971 Amigo campesino 1974 Auandar Anapu 1974 Pafnuncio Santo 1976 Deseos 1977 Al filo del agua 1977 and A la memoria de una gran novela 1977 Xavier Villaurrutia Award 1984 for Usted es la culpable Presidential Order Miguel Ángel Asturias 1998 from the Government of Guatemala