Luz Méndez de la Vega, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Luz Méndez de la Vega

Guatemalan writer and actor (1919-2012)

Date of Birth: 02-Sep-1919

Place of Birth: Retalhuleu Department, Guatemala

Date of Death: 08-Mar-2012

Profession: actor, writer, poet, journalist

Nationality: Guatemala

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Luz Méndez de la Vega (2 September 1919 – 8 March 2012) was a Guatemalan feminist writer, journalist, poet, academic and actress.
As an academic, she concentrated on researching and rescuing the work of colonial Guatemalan women writers.
She was the winner of Guatemala's highest prize for literature, Miguel Ángel Asturias National Literature Prize, and the Chilean Pablo Neruda Medal, among many other literary awards throughout her career.