Hugo Gutiérrez Vega

Hugo Gutiérrez Vega (February 20, 1934 – September 25, 2015) was a Mexican poet, lawyer, writer, academic, actor and translator. In addition to his writings, Gutiérrez Vega, a career diplomat, served as Mexico's Ambassador to Greece from 1987 to 1994, which included concurrent accreditation as Ambassador to Cyprus, Lebanon, Moldova, and Romania. His diplomatic postings influenced his literary writings. In an October 2007 interview with La Jornada, Gutiérrez noted that he had written one book in every foreign city in which he had lived, including Washington D.C., Rio de Janeiro, London, and San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Career Gutierrez was a career diplomat within the Secretariat of Foreign Affairs. He served as a cultural attache and adviser at the Embassy in Rome, the Embassy of Mexico, London, the Embassy in Madrid, and the Embassy of Mexico, Washington, D.C. Honorary doctorate from the University of Guadalajara

Selected writings and publications Información y sociedad (1974) Cuando el placer termine (1977) Bazar de asombros Cantos del despotado de Morea Las peregrinaciones del deseo. Poesía reunida 1966–1985, (1987) El erotismo y la muerte (1987) Georgetown blues y otros poemas (1987) Los soles griegos (1989) Nuevas peregrinaciones (1994) Los pasos revividos (1997) Lecturas, navegaciones y naufragios (1999) Algunos ensayos (2000) Esbozos y miradas del bazar de asombros (2006) Antología con dudas (2008)