She has pioneered testimonial and documentary fiction in Mexico, chronicling the major social movements since the 1960s. Also, she is among Latin America's leading feminist writers, paving the way for a new generation of women novelists. Soldaderas provides a textual framework for the classic Casasola photographs of women who fought in the revolution. Poniatowska is also celebrated for her interviews with all major Mexican writers, artists and political leaders of the past four decades. Her roster includes Diego Rivera, Luis Bu uel, Octavio Paz, and Subcomandante Marcos of the Zapatista National Liberation Army.
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A ticket is required. Click here to find out how to get them . His work, influenced by traditions as diverse as the Baptist church, American transcendentalism, the Black Panthers, and European philosophy, seeks to revive the best of liberalism, populism, and democratic socialism. He teaches that racial division fosters the poverty, paranoia, the fear and distrust that undermine our nation's democratic process. In creating an ongoing dialogue between the races, he pursues his vigilant efforts to restore hope in America.