Born in Mexico City on 28 February 1954. He studied Spanish language and literature at UNAM FFyL. He has been editor of The Gazette FCE and university; coordinator of a workshop for writers of children's literature in various states of the republic. It is one of the most prominent authors of children's literature in Spanish. Collaborating Casa del Tiempo, La Gaceta del FCE, university, Journal of the University of Mexico, and Vuelta among others. Fellow FONCA, in story, 1991 and the Trust Mexico / United States 1996 with the Chicago Chronicle project. He is a member of the National System of Art Creators since 1993. Part of his work has been translated into English, Portuguese, Italian, Polish and Lithuanian.
He is the author of books chronicle: A taxi in L.A. (1995) and Mexican Chicago (1999); collections story: black Report (1987), mowed Memoirs of a man in good background and other vacuous stories (1995), and héticos Tales (1996), héticos, vacuous, black (1999), a type of care ( 2000) The true story of Nelson Ives (2002), four novels and one short story (2005) and time is short (Almadía 2010); of the poetry books: Three Poems (1981), Robinson pursued and Other Poems (2001); Poetry and novels was you (Almadía, 2009) and Emma (Almadía, 2014).
His work as an author for children and youth includes titles like: A coup sock (1982), When mice great life (1986), Hannibal and Melquiades (1991), A week in Lugano (1992), The worst lady gave world (1992), anise Amadis, Amadis quail (1993), the formula of Dr. Funes (1993), Nasty Big Bird and other gifts (1996), Urban ears (2001), a village full of beasts ( 2003), The crocodile does not work, is the dragon (1998), Yanka, yanka (1998), Buscalacranes (2000), my sister wants to be a mermaid (2000), paper sheet (2005), hens my grandfather (2005 ), Léperas against brats (2007), The punishment of Lucas (2012).