Born: 4 October 1928, Mexico
Died: 22 April 2016
Country most active: Mexico
Also known as: Alicia de la Peña, Alicia Reyes
The following is republished with kind permission from the Enciclopedia de la Literatura en México.
Escritora, periodista, ensayista, crítica literaria y gestora cultural mexicana. Nieta de Alfonso Reyes. Maestra en Letras y Artes Plásticas por la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México unam. Co-creadora y jurado de los premios Xavier Villaurrutia y del Premio Internacional Alfonso Reyes.
Entre 1953 y 1967, dirigió junto a su esposo, Francisco Zendejas, la Galería Excélsior. Fue promotora y secretaria de relaciones de la Sociedad Alfonsina Internacional sai. Condujo las cápsulas radiofónicas Todo lo que somos está en los libros por Opus 94 del Instituto Mexicano de la Radio imer.
Mexican writer, journalist, essayist, literary critic and cultural manager. Granddaughter of Alfonso Reyes. Master in Literature and Fine Arts from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). Co-creator and jury member of the Xavier Villaurrutia Awards and the Alfonso Reyes International Award.
Between 1953 and 1967, she directed the Excelsior Gallery with her husband, Francisco Zendejas. She was a promoter and secretary of relations for the Sociedad Alfonsina Internacional (SAI) and hosted the radio capsules Everything We Are Is in the Books (Opus 94) for the Mexican Radio Institute (IMER).