Herminio Wenceslao Chávez Guerrero (1918 – 2006) was a Mexican teacher, historian, man of letters, and playwright. His works and teaching activities earned him many awards nationally and internationally. He began writing novels while working as a teacher at the Ayotzinapa Rural Teachers' College, now named Escuela Normal Rural Raúl Isidro Burgos after the Mexican poet, and Chávez's mentor, Raúl Isidro Burgos. One of Chávez's outstanding works was ''Suriano'', which earned him a Rockefeller Literature Grant for 1951–1952, placing him among the first generation of grant winners, along with such other Mexican writers as

Juan José Arreola Juan José Arreola Zúñiga (September 21, 1918 – December 3, 2001) was a Mexican writer, academic, and actor. He is considered Mexico's premier experimental short story writer of the 20th century. Arreola is recognized as one of the first Lat ...

, Emilio Carballido,

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, and Sergio Magaña, all under the guidance of the writer Alfonso Reyes, who served as the first president of the Literary Council of the Mexican Writers' Center. Also noteworthy among Chávez's novels are ''El Río Balsas tiene sed'', published in 2005, and ''Montañeros'', published in 1964. Born in Tepecoacuilco de Trujano,

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on 28 September 1918, Chávez died in

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on 20 November 2006. Today, he is considered a distinguished son of Guerrero.

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