![]() ![]() ![]() Many of these interviews can be found in her Palabras Cruzadas (1961 Crossed Words) and later in her Todo México (1990 All of Mexico). She started writing as a journalist in 1954 and interviewed many famous Mexican and international writers. Her works include characters who belong to the underprivileged classes, and she often gave voice to the powerless of her country. She felt and thought of herself as completely Mexican and of Spanish as her native language. Poniatowska developed ties with the Mexican lower class in her youth and thus gained a sense of belonging to and an understanding of the Mexican culture. However, her knowledge of Spanish came from talking with the maids, so her written Spanish was largely colloquial. She grew up speaking French and learned English in a private British school. ![]() When she was nine Poniatowska's family moved to México City. Her father was French of Polish ancestry and her mother a Mexican who was raised in France. Hélène Elizabeth Louise Amélie Paula Dolores Poniatowska Amor was born on May 19, 1933, in Paris, France. ![]()
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