María Teresa de Landa
Subtitle: una Miss que no vio el Universo
By: Rebeca Monroy Nasr
Contributors: Mexico. Secretaría de Cultura; Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia (Mexico)
Edition: Primera edición.
Series: Colección Historia. Serie Logos; Científica; Colección Historia (Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia (Mexico)); Colección científica (Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia (Mexico))
Publisher: Secretaría de Cultura; Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia
Published: 2018
Place of publication: Ciudad de México
Language: spa
Number of pages: 475
ISBN-13: 9786074848052
Copyright date: 2018
Subjects: Beauty contestants; Biography
Description: Biography (1910-1992) of Mexican schoolteacher and beauty pageant winner who became Miss Mexico in 1928 and shot her bigamist husband to death a year later. Narrates events of her early life and whirlwind relationship with military man who hid his past from her. Focuses heavily on circumstances of crime itself and proceedings of trial in which she was absolved on grounds of passion and besmirched honor. Amply illustrated with photographs that appeared in tabloid papers of time.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 461-475)