Carlos Illescas

Known for: Writer
Date of birth: 1918. May 9.
Place of birth: Guatemala City, Guatemala

Poet, storyteller, journalist, film scriptwriter, university professor and poetry workshop leader. Founding member of the 40's generation, along with Augusto Monterroso, Raúl Leiva, Otto-Raúl González and Enrique Juárez Toledo. Born in Guatemala, he lived in Mexico since 1944. He was a diplomat...