Actor · Writer
Active 1965–present · Awards: Guggenheim Fellowship, Xavier Villaurrutia Award, National Prize for Arts and Sciences, Prince Claus Award, FIL Award, honorary doctorate of the National University of San Marcos, Premio Mazatlán de Literatura
Carlos Monsiváis Aceves was a Mexican philosopher, writer, critic, political activist, and journalist. He also wrote political opinion columns in leading newspapers within the country's progressive sectors.