Revueltas Sánchez
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Revueltas Sánchez is the surname of the children of Gregorio Revueltas Gutiérrez (1871-1923) and his wife Romana Sánchez Arias (1883-1939), a Mexican
artist family with roots in Durango
. All in all they had twelve children. The family lived in Guadalajara, Jalisco
after 1910, before they moved to Mexico City
in 1913.
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
artist family with roots in Durango
Durango
Durango officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Durango is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. The state is located in Northwest Mexico. With a population of 1,632,934, it has Mexico's second-lowest population density, after Baja...
. All in all they had twelve children. The family lived in Guadalajara, Jalisco
Guadalajara, Jalisco
Guadalajara is the capital of the Mexican state of Jalisco, and the seat of the municipality of Guadalajara. The city is located in the central region of Jalisco in the western-pacific area of Mexico. With a population of 1,564,514 it is Mexico's second most populous municipality...
after 1910, before they moved to Mexico City
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
in 1913.
Notable family members
- Consuelo Revueltas Sánchez (1909–1990), naïve artist
- Fermín Revueltas SánchezFermín Revueltas SánchezFermín Revueltas Sánchez was a Mexican painter.- Biography :Fermín Revueltas was son of Gregorio Revueltas Gutiérrez and his wife Romana Sánchez Arias. The Revueltas Sánchez family came from the North of Mexico, and lived in Guadalajara, Jalisco, from 1910 to 1913...
(1901–1935), painter - José Revueltas Sánchez (1914–1976), writer and political activist
- Rosaura Revueltas Sánchez (1910–1996), actress and writer
- Silvestre Revueltas SánchezSilvestre RevueltasSilvestre Revueltas Sánchez was a Mexican composer of classical music, a violinist and a conductor.-Life:...
(1899-1940), composer, violinist and conductor
Notable descendants
- Children of José:
- Román Revueltas Retes (b. 1952), violinist, journalist, and painter
- Children of Silvestre:
- Eugenia Revueltas Acevedo (b. 1934), writer
- Carmen Revueltas Klarecy (later Carmen Montoya and Carmen Peers, born c. 1920–died 1995), ballet and flamenco dancer
Further reading
- R. Revueltas Sánchez Los Revueltas: Biografía de una familia (Spanish), 1979.