Xavier Villaurrutia y González (27 March 1903 â€" 25 December 1950)
was a Mexican poet, playwright and literary critic whose most famous
works are the short theatrical dramas called Autos profanos, compiled
in the work PoesÃa y teatro completos, published in 1953.Xavier
Villaurrutia was born in Mexico City in 1903. He studied in the
Escuela Nacional Preparatoria (National Preparatory School) and in the
Escuela de Jurisprudencia (Jurisprudence School). During that time, he
felt a certain affinity to writing so he decided to dedicate his life
to writing literature.In 1928, he joined the grupo de los
Contemporáneos (Contemporaries). In 1935, he received a scholarship
to study theatre at Yale University. Returning to Mexico in 1937, he
started working for the local newspaper, Letras de Mexico.Along with
Salvador Novo, they founded the magazine Ulises in 1927.
was a Mexican poet, playwright and literary critic whose most famous
works are the short theatrical dramas called Autos profanos, compiled
in the work PoesÃa y teatro completos, published in 1953.Xavier
Villaurrutia was born in Mexico City in 1903. He studied in the
Escuela Nacional Preparatoria (National Preparatory School) and in the
Escuela de Jurisprudencia (Jurisprudence School). During that time, he
felt a certain affinity to writing so he decided to dedicate his life
to writing literature.In 1928, he joined the grupo de los
Contemporáneos (Contemporaries). In 1935, he received a scholarship
to study theatre at Yale University. Returning to Mexico in 1937, he
started working for the local newspaper, Letras de Mexico.Along with
Salvador Novo, they founded the magazine Ulises in 1927.
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