Aurora Correa

Aurora Correa (February 10, 1930 – November 20, 2008) was a Spanish-born teacher and writer, a naturalized Mexican who was part of the group of exiles known as the , which arrived in Mexico during the Spanish Civil War. In her 2008 book Cerezas, she narrates her experiences through the journey and exile.

Biography Aurora Correa was born on February 10, 1930, in Barcelona. She arrived in Mexico in 1937, when she was 7 years old, as part of the group known as the , exiled during the Spanish Civil War. As many of these children never returned to their homeland, they remained in the country and became naturalized Mexicans in 1967.

Correa's professional work was always related to education, literature, and the dissemination of culture. She taught Spanish in high school, worked as a screenwriter, was a copywriter and editor of various publishing houses, and also a radio actress. She wrote for print media such as El Día, , Excélsior, Novedades, and Siempre! One such story, published in Novedades, narrates her experiences in the boarding school where she lived in childhood.

She published six books, including La muerte de James Dean (1991) and Ha (1992), which were finalists in the Planeta and Diana novel competitions respectively.

Aurora Correa died on November 20, 2008, in the city of León, Guanajuato.