José Emilio Pacheco

José Emilio Pacheco

Nascimento : 1939-06-30, Mexico City, Mexico

Morte : 2014-01-26

História

Poet, narrator, essayist and translator, he has been one of the most important writers of 20th century Mexican literature. He studied at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, where he began his literary activities in student magazines. He collaborated in the Ramas Nuevas supplement of the magazine Estaciones, and was editor-in-chief of the Mexico en la Cultura supplement. He was a professor at universities in Mexico, the United States, Canada and England. His poetic work, characterized by the extreme purification of ornamental elements, stands out for its social commitment to his country. Themes such as the passage of time, life and death are the backbone of his work. His poetry includes Los elementos de la noche (1963), No me preguntes cómo pasa el tiempo (1969), Los trabajos del mar (1984), Miro la tierra (1986) and Ciudad de la memoria (1989). His narrative work stands out for his experimentation with new narrative structures and techniques. Themes such as the loss and uniqueness of childhood, as well as affective relationships are recurrent in his work, all of them masked by his social and historical concern for Mexico. As a storyteller, his short stories El viento distante (1963), El principio del placer (1972), La sombra de la Medusa y otros cuentos marginales (1990) and the novels Morirás lejos (1967) and Las batallas del desierto (1981) stand out. His articles and essays are numerous and almost all of them deal with literature, although they also deal with political and social issues. His work as editor and translator also stands out. His awards include the Magda Donato (1967), Xavier Urrutia (1973), Premio Nacional de Periodismo (1990), Premio Nacional de Ciencias y Artes in the field of linguistics and literature (1992), Premio Reina Sofía de Poesía Iberoamericana (2009) and the Premio Miguel de Cervantes (2009). He is a member of El Colegio Nacional (Mexico) since 1986 and distinguished professor in the Department of Spanish at the University of Maryland. The writer José Emilio Pacheco, winner of the 2009 Cervantes Prize, deposited in the Caja de las Letras of the Cervantes Institute a legacy that will remain in safekeeping until April 21, 2110. He is one of the personalities who left a personal object in the old vault at the Institute's headquarters.

Perfil

José Emilio Pacheco

Filmes

Battles
Novel
When an 11-year-old boy becomes mesmerized by his friend's mother in the late 1950s, he will try to navigate the impulses of desire at a young age.
El Extraño Experimento del Profesor Elizondo
Self
Documentary about life and works Salvador Elizondo, a Mexican writer regarded as one of the creators of the most influential cult noirè, experimental and intelligent style literature in Latin America.
Mariana Mariana
Novel
The story runs in the 1940s Mexico City. A schoolboy (Carlos) falls in love with his best friend's mother (Mariana). Carlos is impressed because this family is not like the ordinary mexican families of the time, because they have many expensive American things, although they are not rich. The drama begins when Carlos gets out of school to go to declare his love to Mariana, and is discovered by his teachers.
The pleasure principle
Story
A short directed by Hilda Soriano, based on José Emilio Pacheco's story.
The Place Without Limits
Writer
Father and daughter compete for the same passion in a ruthless place where kindness mixes with hate.
Lecumberri
Writer
Documentary about a Mexico City prison, notorious for holding political prisoners and for civil rights abuses committed there.
The Passion of Berenice
Screenplay
Berenice is a young woman with traditional customs who lives with her godmother in a quiet provincial town. The appearance of Rodrigo in his life will cause him a profound and unusual transformation. The calm without major shocks in Aguascalientes turns out to be just a disguise, an illusory cover-up of what will really happen.
Foxtrot
Screenplay
A Romanian aristocrat retreats to a desert isle with his wife and servants on the eve of World War II.
The Holy Inquisition
Writer
A Jewish family suffers persecution and suffering in the 16th century when they are accused of practicing witchcraft.
The Cubs
Writer
After having his genitals brutally mutilated during childhood, a man must face prejudice and himself.
Castle of Purity
Writer
A disciplined and sexually driven man forces his family to stay isolated in their home in order to protect them from the “evil nature” of human beings.
La otra mujer
Dialogue
Businessman hires a stand-in to pass as the father of his mistress' children.
Distant Wind
Story
Song of the Gringo
Orchestra Leader
In his film debut Ritter is sent to investigate miners being killed and their mines confiscated. The culprit is Evans and after Tex joins the gang, he is sent to kill two more miners. When Estaban is killed, Tex is put on trial for all three murders.