Marco Antonio Montes de Oca, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Marco Antonio Montes de Oca

Mexican poet and painter

Date of Birth: 03-Aug-1932

Place of Birth: Mexico City, Mexico

Date of Death: 07-Feb-2009

Profession: writer, poet, diplomat, painter, literary critic

Nationality: Mexico

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Marco Antonio Montes de Oca (August 3, 1932 - February 7, 2009) was a Mexican poet and painter. Montes de Oca was a prolific and influential poet whose principal books include: Ruina de la infame Babilonia (1953), and Delante de la luz cantan los pájaros (1959), which won the Xavier Villaurrutia Prize.
He also wrote a self-titled memoir in 1967, and a book of short stories Las fuentes legendarias (1966), and also dedicated a lot of time to painting and sculpturing. Some of Montes de Oca's poetry was translated into English by Laura Villaseñor, including the books: The heart of the flute in 1978 (with an introduction by Octavio Paz), and Twenty-One Poems in 1982. He died of a heart attack in Mexico City on February 7, 2009.