Luz Jiménez
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Luz Jiménez or Luciana (born Julia Jiménez González; 1897–1965) was an indigenous Mexican model and Nahuatl-language storyteller and linguistic informant from Milpa Alta, D.F.
As the godparents of her daughter Concha, Jean Charlot and Anita Brenner were her compadres.
Luz died in 1965 after being hit by a car in Mexico City.
[edit] References
- Charlot, John. Jean Charlot and Luz Jiménez. English original. Published in Spanish as: Charlot, John (2007). "Jean Charlot y Luz Jiménez". Parteaguas: Revista del Instituto Cultural de Aguascalientes 2 (8): pp. 83–100.
- Karttunen, Frances (1994). Between Worlds: Interpreters, Guides, and Survivors. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press.
- Karttunen, Frances (1999). "The linguistic career of doña Luz Jiménez". Estudios de Cultura Náhuatl 30: pp. 267–274.
- (2000) Luz Jiménez, símbolo de un pueblo milenario, 1897–1965. ISBN 9701837762. OCLC 46321349.
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