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Magdalena Mondragón
Born (1913-07-14) July 14, 1913 (age 111)
Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico
DiedJuly 4, 1989(1989-07-04) (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

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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

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Playwright

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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

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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

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  • 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

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  • Puede que el otro año[1]
  • Norte Bárbaro[1]
  • Yo, como pobre (novel)[1][2]

List of working citations

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Magdalena Mondragón, periodista | Edición impresa | EL PAÍS". Elpais.com. 1989-07-08. Retrieved 2013-06-26.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "LIBERTAD DE EXPRESIÓN: Una precursora en el diarismo, Magdalena Mondragón".
  3. ^ The Columbia Encyclopedia of Modern Drama: M-Z. Vol. 2. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |editors= ignored (|editor= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ "Mondragón, Magdalena". Literatura.bellasartes.gob.mx. Retrieved 2013-06-26.
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Magdalena Mondragón, posible nombre del Museo de la Comunicación