Una revolución pacífica

"This interview provides excellent insights into the life of Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas Solórzano, leader of the Partido de la Revolución Democrática. Discusses his personal and political motivations, his experience as the son of a Mexican president, and the consequences of this upbringing"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.

In "La muerte de Artemio Cruz" we are present in the last moments of the lif e of a powerful man, one who was a revolutionary soldier, a lover without passion, and a father without a family. Carlos Fuentes reveals in this novel the thoughts of an elderly man who can no longer fend for himself; the man is confronted with an imminent and torturous death, but his will does not allow him to be defeated.

"Isabela Huffman is a precocious 8 1/2-year-old girl who can't seem to keep herself out of trouble on a visit to Guanajuato, Mexico, with her mother. She wants to be the president when she grows up. Or a ballerina. Or the president and a ballerina. She's dramatic. She sings on the bus, screams like a baby after putting chile powder on her fresh mango and convinces her mom to buy five pair of new shoes for a big family. No matter how many times her mom asks her to just sit down like a normal little girl, she just can't help getting up to take more pictures of her adventures. When will Isabela...

Francisco Villa es un �cono indiscutible de la revoluci�n mexicana, en la cultura de masas fue erigido como el defensor de las causas populares, su biograf�a es una mezcla de historia y leyenda, su nombre es ampliamente reconocido, no obstante, la construcci�n de su mito ha dejado de lado una parte oscura que autores filovillistas han negado, minimizado e incluso justificado: los cr�menes cometidos contra la poblaci�n civil.En algunas localidades del norte de M�xico es el resentimiento y el dolor lo que evoca la figura del legendario guerrillero. Hombres mujeres y ni�os de...