María Luisa Garza

María Luisa Garza Garza (August 25, 1887, Cadereyta Jiménez – 1980) was a Mexican journalist and novelist, who wrote under the pen name "Loreley".

Biography

Garza was the daughter of Francisco Garza González and Petra Garza Quintanilla. She was married to the physician and writer Adolfo Cantú Jáuregui. They had four children. Her son Federico was a notable artist. Her daughter Diana was married to the photographer, scriptwriter, director and producer Gilberto Martínez Solares. La Época and El Imparcial de Texas in the 1920s. She also founded the journal Alma Femenina and was involved in the literary movement of the Generation of El México Afuera.

When she returned to her home country, she lived in Monterrey and worked in education, and held some posts as secretary or director.

The Escuela Primaria Federal María Luisa Garza Loreley, a primary school in her hometown, is named in honor of her. In El Salvador a theatre was named after her. Los Amores de Gaona, 1922 Escucha, 1928 Hojas Dispersas Téntaculos de fuego Soñando un hijo, 1937

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