Please answer the following question: Facts: - years active: 1979-present - birth name: marta lucrecia mendez - birth date: 21 july 1943 - name: lucrecia mendez de penedo - nationality: guatemalan - birth place: guatemala city , guatemala - occupation: academic , writer Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of lucrecia mendez .
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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 .