Héctor Aguilar Camín (born July 9, 1946) is a

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writer, journalist, and historian, director of ''

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'' magazine. ''Nexos'' was fined and banned for two years (2020-2022) from contracts with the Mexican Government (which had provided the magazine's funds) for illicit financing. This decision was later reversed by the Tribunal Federal de Justicia Administrativa (TFJA). Born in

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, Aguilar Camín graduated from the

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with a bachelor's degree in information sciences and received a doctorate's degree in history from

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. In 1986 he received Mexico's Cultural Journalism National Award and three years later he received a scholarship from the

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while working as a researcher for the

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. As a journalist, he has written for ''

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'' (which he also co-edited), ''

Unomásuno ''Unomásuno'' (English language, English: ''One Plus One'') is a Mexican daily tabloid newspaper circulated in Mexico City. Formed in 1977 by former employees of Mexico City's daily newspaper ''Excélsior'', it became one of the leading lefti ...

'' and currently for ''

Milenio ''Milenio'' is a major national newspaper in Mexico, owned by Grupo Multimedios. It is published in 11 cities across Mexico, including Monterrey, Mexico City, Guadalajara, León, Pachuca, Puebla, Villahermosa, Tampico, Torreón, Toluca, an ...

''. He edited ''

'' and hosted ''Zona abierta'', a weekly current-affairs show on national television. He has worked as a researcher at the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) was editorial director of literary magazine ''Cal y Arena''. In 1998 he received the Literature Award for his book ''Mazatlán: A breath in the river''. The jury described him "a brilliant historian". He is remarried to

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and has three sons.

Prizes and recognition

* Premio Nacional de Periodismo Cultural 1986, categoría de artículo de fondo * Beca Guggenheim (1989) * Medalla al Mérito, estado de

(1992) *

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1998 por ''Un soplo en el río'' * Medalla Gabriela Mistral (Chile) (2001)

Selected books

*''Toda la vida'' (2016, novel) *''Adiós a los padres'' (2015, novel) *''Pensando pendientes y otras historias conversadas'' (2012, short stories) *''Una agenda para México 2012'' (2012, nonfiction) with Jorge G. Castaneda *''La modernidad fugitiva'' (Esta edición incluye dos libros clave del autor: ''Después del milagro'', publicado en 1988, y ''La ceniza y la semilla'', publicado en el año 2000. Añade un ensayo sobre la experiencia de los últimos años: ''Los límites de la democracia mexicana'', 2000-2012) *''Regreso al futuro'' (2011, essays) with Jorge G. Castaneda *''Informe Jalisco: Más allá de la guerra de las drogas'' (2010, nonfiction by various authors including Aguilar Camín) *''Un futuro para México'' (2010, essays) with Jorge G. Castaneda *''La invención de México'' (2010, essays) *''La tragedia de Colosio'' (2009, "novela sin ficción") *''Pensando en la izquierda'' (2008, essays) *''La provincia perdida'' (2007, novel) *''Pensar en Mexico'' (2006, essays) *''La conspiración de la fortuna'' (2005, novel) *''Antologia Letras en el Golfo Festival de Literatura 2003'' (2003,various authors including Aguilar Camín) ASIN: B00563O2GY *''Mandatos del corazón'' (2002, novel) *''Las mujeres de Adriano'' (2002, novel) *''México La ceniza y la semilla'' (2000 3rd edition, nonfiction) *''El resplandor de la madera'' (1999, novel) *''Un soplo en el río'' (1997, novel) *''El error de la luna'' (1995, novel) ; reprinted 2010, 2013 *''Diez para los maestros'' (1993, essays by various authors including Aguilar Camín) *''Subversiones silenciosas: Ensayos de historia y politica de Mexico (Nuevo siglo)'' (1993, nonfiction) *''A La Sombra De La Revolución Mexicana'' (1992, nonfiction); reprinted 2010 with Lorenzo Meyer *''Historias conversadas'' (1992, short stories) *''La guerra de Galio (''1990 novel); reprinted 1994 ; 2010 *''Despues del Milagro'' (1989, nonfiction); reprinted 2010 *''Historia gráfica de México'' (1989, with

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). *''En Torno a La Cultura Nacional'' (1989, Editor Aguilar Camín) *''Morir en el Golfo'' (1985, novel); reprinted 2012 *''México ante la crisis / Volumen 2. El impacto social y cultural. Las alternativas'' (1985, nonfiction) with Pablo Gonzalez Casanova *''México ante la crisis / Volumen 1. El contexto internacional y la crisis economica'' (1985, nonfiction) with Pablo Gonzalez Casanova *''La decadencia del dragon'' (1985, nonfiction, 2nd ed) *''Saldos De La Revolucion: Historia Y Politica De Mexico'' 1910-1968 (1984, essays) revised 2010 *''Los Dias de Manuel Buendia: Testimonios'' (1984, nonfiction) *''Caudillo and Peasant in the Mexican Revolution'', coautor; Cambridge University Press, 1980 *''Historia: ¿Para qué?'', coautor; Siglo XXI, México, 1980 *''Con el filtro azul'' (1979, short stories) *''La frontera nómada, Sonora y la Revolucion Mexicana'' (history, first edition, Siglo XXI, 1977, second edition 1997, Cal y Arena); 1985 ; 2010 *''En torno de la cultura nacional'', coautor; Instituto Nacional Indigenista, México, 1976

References

External links

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