From
childhood she wrote
poetry, but aware that no one in
Spain could make a living from poetry, she sought collaborations in the
press to obtain a
regular income. In 1947 she sat a
competitive examination for auxiliary positions at the
Ministry of Finance, though it is not known whether she actually entered the
civil service. She
graduated from the
Madrid Royal Conservatory, won in 1951 the First Prize for
Declamation, and later became a
professor of that discipline at the same institution. In 1952 she published her first book of poetry,
En las orillas de un lago, with a
prologue by the
Marquis of Lozoya, after which she began collaborating with European and American magazines. In 1965 she self-published
Capas españolas, with a prologue by Dr. Castillo de Lucas. In January 1974, during a tribute to painter
Eduardo Rosales, she delivered at the
Royal Economic Society of Friends of the Country the lecture “Pages from the Life of the Painter Eduardo Rosales”, analyzing his artistic beginnings, his stay in Rome, works, awards, and the circumstances of his death. In March 1979 she presented at the International Press Club a poetry book considered extraordinary,
Presentimiento. That same year a cultural association of
Alcorcón invited her to present at the
Ateneo de Madrid the First National Poetry Contest “Alforjas para la Paz”. She died in Madrid on 15 December 2008 without descendants. == Honors ==