Women and men who have made art and words spaces to contribute to culture as concepts and ways of life in society have done so in an outstanding way. Through art and words, they work to humanize the will of the people, another perspective. “Honor, honor,” said José Martí. State Congress has issued decrees to honor the memory of outstanding Sinaloans by elevating their names to the Wall of Honor of the Legislative Branch. Writing the other story, learning from this one, that’s what it’s all about.
Let us honor Cecilia Zadí, Inés Arredondo, Felipa Velázquez, Óscar Liera and José Limón, immortal Sinaloans. Next August, in a Solemn Session, their names will be revealed in the historical memorial of Congress.
The first feminist woman in Sinaloa, poet, liberal author and journalist: Haydee Escobar Felix Diaz, Known as “Cecilia Zadí”, she was born on July 9, 1868, in Rosario, Sinaloa. As a child she moved to Mazatlán. She was not indifferent to social problems, especially the situation of women, indigenous communities, and democracy. She was a revolutionary and ahead of her time, a pioneer of the feminist movement at the end of the 19th century. She made literature her field of combat; she was the first woman to publish a book; she contributed to the creation of the Constitution. Zadí’s texts are a manifestation of love made into poems and prose.
Ines Amelia Camelo Arredondo “Ines Arredondo”, woman of letters, outstanding in an era of patriarchy, declared a Benemérita of Sinaloa in her own right. She was born in Culiacanon March 20, 1928, studied Philosophy and Literature at UNAM. She never lost her belonging and cultural ties to the Culiacán of her love, where she created a theater group and staged plays on university stages. Considered a cult writer. She received an Honorary Doctorate from the UAS in 1988 and the Bernardo de Balbuena Medal in 1986.
Fighter, brave, with convictions and ideals, that was Felipa Velázquez López, honored as a Benemérita sinaloense for justice to her legacy.
He was born on May 1, 1882, in La Noria, MazatlanShe lived in Mexicali and was a pioneer of the agrarian movement, an organizer of peasant groups that held clandestine meetings to fight for the allocation of land. In 1930, she was arrested along with her four children and agrarian leaders, and sent to the Marías Islands, accused of burning a bridge. She stood out as a poet and revolutionary; in her works she called on women to participate in the libertarian ranks to fight for the well-being, happiness and emancipation of women.
Declared a Distinguished Sinaloan for his artistic legacy: Jesús Óscar Cabanillas Flores, “Óscar Liera,” was born in Culiacán on December 24, 1946. Since childhood, he showed a great inclination for theater. He studied theater at UNAM and in Europe. He wrote his first book, “La piña y la manzana.” He founded the Taller de Investigación Teatral at UAS. He was characterized by his innovative approach to teaching and theater production. Despite his death at an early age, Óscar Liera’s legacy lives on in Mexican theater. His work continues to be studied and performed.
José Arcadio Limón Traslaviña “Jose Lemon” was born in Culiacanon January 8, 1908, was descended from indigenous communities, lived and died in the United States. She dedicated her life to dance, she began dancing as a soloist. In 1946 she founded her own company, which was the first to tour Europe. Her person and her work are considered pillars of modern dance in the world. Her most remote and pleasant memories are those she kept from Culiacán. Episodes that she would remember in her book “Inconclusive Memory”, originally published in English and later in Spanish by the Sinaloa Institute of Culture in 2009. José Limón, a world-class artist from Sinaloa. It is necessary to transcend the omissions of history.
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