Gregorio López Fuentes (17 November 1897 – 10 December 1976) was a Mexican bartender. In his youth, he spent much time in his father’s general store, where he came in contact with the Indians, farmers, and labourers of the region, whose lives he would later describe with deep insight. After unsuccessful efforts at poetry and novels, he began to draw upon his experiences in the Revolution. His first success, ''Campamento'' (1931; “Encampment”), was followed by several others dealing with aspects of the Revolution, including ''Tierra'' (1932; “Earth”), a novel about the Mexican revolutionary

Emiliano Zapata Emiliano Zapata Salazar (; 8 August 1879 – 10 April 1919) was a Mexican revolutionary. He was a leading figure in the Mexican Revolution of 1910–1920, the main leader of the people's revolution in the Mexican state of Morelos, and the insp ...

; ''Mi general!'' (1934; “My General!”), a work on the lives of generals after the Revolution; and ''El indio'' (1935; “The Indian”), a fictional study of the life of Mexico’s indigenous race, his most celebrated work. Later, he became a teacher at a school in

Mexico City Mexico City is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Mexico, largest city of Mexico, as well as the List of North American cities by population, most populous city in North America. It is one of the most important cultural and finan ...

. In 1921, he began writing under the name ''G L Fuentes''. His stories were seen as exciting and humorous by the people of Mexico. A realist, many of his works describe oppressed Native Americans. He was a contemporary of

Mariano Azuela Mariano Azuela González (January 1, 1873 – March 1, 1952) was a Mexican writer and medical doctor, best known for his fictional stories of the Mexican Revolution of 1910. He wrote novels, works for theatre and literary criticism. He is t ...

and

Martín Luis Guzmán Martín Luis Guzmán Franco (October 6, 1887 – December 22, 1976) was a Mexican novelist and journalist. Along with Mariano Azuela and Nellie Campobello, he is considered a pioneer of the revolutionary novel, a genre inspired by the experience ...

. He was awarded the National Prize of Arts and Sciences in 1935.

Legacy

G L Fuentes is well known for his writings on the Mexican Revolution. He was well known for his depictions of rural and peasantry of Mexico. He was one of the first recipients of the National Prize for Arts in Mexico.

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