Pita Cupid

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Guadalupe Teresa Amor Schmidtlein (born May 30, 1918 in Mexico City , † May 8, 2000 ibid), who wrote under the pseudonym Pita Amor, was a Mexican poet .

Amor was born in Mexico City in 1918, the youngest of seven children in a French-German-Spanish family. Her parents were Carolina Schmidtlein y García Teruel and Emmanuel Amor Subervielle. She tells the financial difficulties of her family after the revolution in her work "Yo soy mi casa".

Throughout her life, she was known for her rebellious lifestyle. During her youth she was an actress and model for famous photographers and painters such as Diego Rivera and Raúl Anguiano . José Clemente Orozco , David Alfaro Siqueiros and María Félix were among her friends.

Her poetry, influenced by Juana Inés de la Cruz ("The 10th Muse") and Francisco de Quevedo , is characterized by her direct expressions on metaphysical issues indicated in the first person.

Works

  • Yo soy mi casa  (1946)
  • Puerta obstinada  (1946)
  • Círculo de angustia  (1948)
  • Polvo  (1949)
  • Más allá de lo oscuro (1951)
  • Décimas a Dios  (1953)
  • Otro libro de amor (1955)
  • Sirviéndole a Dios, de hoguera  (1958)
  • Todos los siglos del mundo  (1959)
  • Galería de Títeres  (1959)
  • Como reina de barajas (1966)
  • Fuga de negras (1966)
  • El zoológico de Pita Amor (1975)
  • Las amargas lágrimas de Beatriz Sheridan (1981)
  • A mí me ha dado en escribir sonetos (1981)
  • 48 veces pita (1983)
  • Letanías (1983)
  • Pita y otros monstruos: Siete sonetos (1983)
  • Soy dueña del universo  (1984)
  • Ese cristo terrible en su agonía (1984)
  • La jungla (1984)
  • Pita por Guadalupe Amor (1985)
  • Mis crímenes (1986)
  • Cuadros de una exposición (1986)
  • Cien sonetos a vuelo alto (1987)
  • Los pájaros (1988)
  • La sombra del mulato (1989)
  • Los treinta y tres cristos de Guadalupe Amor (1989)
  • Liras (1990)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ buscabiografias: Biografía de Guadalupe Amor - Pita Amor. Retrieved July 19, 2017 (Spanish).
  2. ↑ buscabiografias: Biografía de Guadalupe Amor - Pita Amor. Retrieved July 19, 2017 (Spanish).
personal data
SURNAME Cupid, pita
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Amor Schmidtlein, Guadalupe Teresa (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Mexican poet
DATE OF BIRTH May 30, 1918
PLACE OF BIRTH Mexico city
DATE OF DEATH May 8, 2000
Place of death Mexico city