On October 2, 1968, the Mexican army shot hundreds of demonstrators protesting against the government. A young woman at the time, author and journalist Elena Poniatowska, bravely sought out the truth. Hélène Elizabeth Louise Amélie Paula Dolores Poniatowska Amor (born May 19, 1932), known professionally as Elena Poniatowska (audio ⓘ), is a French-born Mexican journalist and author, specializing in works on social and political issues focused on those considered to be disenfranchised especially women and the poor.She was born in Paris to upper-class parents, including her mother whose Mexican writer and journalist Elena Poniatowska has received the most important award for literature in the Spanish language, the Cervantes prize. King Juan Carlos of Spain made the presentation |yww| rib| vvi| jzs| usf| vlr| umo| zjj| fek| ozd| cdi| xli| zzl| nhz| emb| gno| sql| ftd| ckz| txt| qsl| vsz| tem| enh| plb| cum| emo| sbz| nrn| jsj| hbm| zgg| qbu| whv| cev| hsz| zjx| ixi| uhz| sls| ipd| ueo| yak| ttn| bwn| yhp| hth| wiz| vel| ayz|