María Luisa Garza Garza (August 25, 1887,

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– 1980) was a Mexican journalist and novelist, who wrote under the pen name "Loreley".Juanita Luna Lawhn
''María Luisa Garza''
in ''Double Crossings'', 2001, pp. 83-86.

Biography

Garza was the daughter of Francisco Garza González and Petra Garza Quintanilla.Rubén Ariel Núñez Charles
''María Luisa Garza Garza ‘Loreley’''
(Spanish), January 2008. She was married to the physician and writer Adolfo Cantú Jáuregui. They had four children. Her son

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was a notable artist. Her daughter Diana was married to the photographer, scriptwriter, director and producer

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. During the

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Garza moved to Texas, where she lived in

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, and wrote for the papers ''La Pensa'', ''La Época'' and ''El Imparcial de Texas'' in the 1920s. She also founded the journal ''Alma Femenina'' and was involved in the literary movement of the ''Generation of El México Afuera''. She was also president of the ''Cruz Azul Mexicana'' (''Mexican Blue Cross''), a volunteer organization that provided medical care to the Mexican community on the United States side. When she returned to her home country, she lived in

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and worked in education, and held some posts as secretary or director. She wrote for the paper ''El Universal Gráfico'' and the weekly paper ''Renacimiento''. In 1923 she was invited by general

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and

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, where she met

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, who became a good friend of hers. Garza was founder of the ''Instituto Nacional de Protección a la Infancia'' (INPI).''Gilberto Martínez Solares''
(Spanish). The ''Escuela Primaria Federa

María Luisa Garza Loreley'', a

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in her hometown, is named in honor of her. In

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a theatre was named after her.

Works

* ''La novia de Nervo'', novel, 1922 * ''Los Amores de Gaona'', 1922 * ''Alas y quimeras'', novel, 1924 * ''Escucha'', 1928 * ''Hojas Dispersas'' * ''Téntaculos de fuego'' * ''Soñando un hijo'', 1937

References and notes

{{DEFAULTSORT:Garza, Maria Luisa Mexican women novelists People from Cadereyta, Nuevo León 1887 births 1980 deaths 20th-century Mexican novelists 20th-century Mexican women writers