Carlos Monsivais (Mexico, 1938) is one of the most prestigious Latin American intellectuals, a researcher who knows further manifestations of popular cutura and an unavoidable point of reference in their country. Doctor honoris causa at several universities, has won numerous awards from the National Journalism Award 1978 to the Mazatlan and Xavier Villaurrutia Awards. Among his works are his chronicles master "Days of guard", "Lost Love", "Scenes of modesty and light", "Rituals of Chaos," fables "New Catechism for remiss Indians" and two essential anthologies, "The Mexican poetry of the twentieth century "and" to you has them. Anthology of chronic in Mexico. "