Rosario Castellanos (1925–1974) was a Mexican poet, diplomat and writer. Castellanos was born in Mexico City on 25 May 1925. She died in Tel Aviv on 7 August 1974, at the age of 49.
Castellanos held office as ambassador of Mexico to Israel (1971–1974). The work most closely associated with the name includes The Nine Guardians, The Book of Lamentations, City of Kings, Rito de iniciación and El eterno femenino. She worked in poetry, literary criticism and diplomat. She was attached to National Autonomous University of Mexico and Universidad Nacional Rosario Castellanos.
Castellanos received Xavier Villaurrutia Award (1960) and Legión del Libro Prize. She studied at Faculty of Philosophy and Letters, UNAM.
Castellanos married Ricardo Guerra Tejada. The recorded cause of death is electrocution.
Rosario Castellanos is covered in 44 language editions of Wikipedia, a rough measure of how far the name has carried beyond Mexico.
