Mexican actress Dolores del Río is considered the first Latin American woman to become a major film star, with a career that lasted from the 1920s Hollywood silent films into the Golden Age of Mexican cinema in the ‘40s and ‘50s and later expanding into television and theater.
Mexican writer and disability rights activist
Argentine educator, physician, and women’s rights activist María Teresa Ferrari was the first woman to become a university professor in Latin America. She also did groundbreaking research advancing women’s health.
Mexican poet, essayist, translator, editor, and teacher
Mexican poet and playwright who wrote comedies and was a polyglot
Mexican poet, author of four books and the founder and president of the Salvatierra chapter of the Mexican Cultural Seminar (SCM)
Mexican author who wrote two books of poetry, eight novels, and an unperformed theatrical farce
Mexican researcher, professor, and historian.
Colombian author and poet
Mexican poet and playwright