Paz Paredes, Margarita (1922–1980)

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Paz Paredes, Margarita (1922–1980)

Mexican poet. Name variations: (real name) Margarita Camacho Baquedano. Born Margarita Camacho Baquedano, Mar 30, 1922, in San Felipe Torresmochas, Guanajuato, Mexico; died May 22, 1980, in Mexico City, Mexico; studied journalism at Universidad Obrera of Mexico and literature at the Independent National University of Mexico.

Works include Sonaja (1942), Voz de la tierra (1946), Andamios de sombra (1950), Dimensión del siléncio (1953), Casa en la niebla (1956), Los amantes y el sueño (1960), Elegia a César Garizurieta (1962), and Adám en sombra y noche final y siete oraciones (1964).

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