Poet and essayist. Coordinator of the INBA literary criticism workshop; vice principal of Education and Artistic Research of the INBA; manager of Plural; General manager of Siglo XXI Editores. Numerary member and currently president of the Philosophical Association of Mexico and the Mexican Academy of Language. Honorary Member of the Mexican Society of Geography and Statistics. Member of El Colegio de Sinaloa. Member of the group "La Espiga Amotinada". Collaborator in several newspapers and magazines. Jaime Sabines Award 1980 and Poetry International Prize City of Peace 1981 f. José Joaquín Fernández de Lizardi Award 1985. José Fuentes Mares Award 1987. National Journalism Award 1992. Xavier Villaurrutia Award 1996. In 1999 he received from the French government the Order of Letters and Arts in the Knight degree for his literary career and his as a promoter of culture and science. Eight Gold Columns Award 2000. Received the merit Cross of the Federal Republic of Germany. Doctor honoris causa by the Michoacán University of San Nicolás de Hidalgo. Ramón López Velarde Award 2006. National Science and Arts Award 2008. Gold Medal of Fine Arts in recognition of his career, 2009. Mazatlán Prize, 2013.