Please answer the following question: What key details about lucrecia mendez can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: lucrecia mendez de penedo -lrb- born 1943 -rrb- is a guatemalan university professor , essayist , researcher , and literary and art critic . she has been instrumental in rescuing some of guatemala 's literary heritage from obscurity .
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- years active is 1979-present- birth name is marta lucrecia mendez- birth date is 21 july 1943- name is lucrecia mendez de penedo- nationality is guatemalan- birth place is guatemala city , guatemala- occupation is academic , writer