Adriana García Roel

Adriana García Roel (June 4, 1916 - October 26, 2003) was a writer and professor from Monterey, Nuevo León, author of the novel El Hombre de Barro, (The Man of Clay) written when she was 26 years old. She also wrote two other novels, published nearly fifty years later. García Roel is considered, alongside Irma Sabina Sepúlveda, one of the pioneers of the women's literary movement in Nuevo León during the 20th century, a time when women were largely confined to household roles.

Early years and education Adriana Garcia Roel was the daughter of Mario A. García, the chief dispatcher at an old gas station, and María Roel, the sister of historian Santiago Roel. She was the eldest of five siblings. Her father was fond of the literary work El Quijote, a passion he passed on to his daughter. At the same time, she also began to develop her writing skills, and at nine years old she began editing a family newspaper named Pinocho that featured various sections. Lucía la de Tlalpan en 2003.