coordinates the Script Writers' First Workshop in Mexico and works extensively in film and television production. She trained in numerous courses and workshops at the University of California in Los Angeles and at an institute for cinematography and script writers in Washington, D. C. Among her film credits are the scripts for Los platos nunca se acaban ("The Plates Never End"); several feature film adaptations, including Cilantro y Perejil ("Coriander and Parsley"), a comedy feature film that is currently being filmed by Mexican director Rafael Montero. Her publications include La reina de nunca jamas ("The Nevermore Queen," 1991), and a collection of children's tales, La tortuga veloz ("The Faster Turtle," Corunda & Fonacult Editions, Mexico), which enjoyed a wide distribution. She is an IWP grantee of the USIA.