Luis Ariel Ramos was born in Mexico City in July of 1932. At the age of eleven and a half he began his journalism career when he became Don Gregorio Ortega’s assistant, then Director of ASI magazine and the most outstanding Mexican political analyst in history.He worked as a photo archivist, crystal maker, accounts collector and advertising agent; in 1946 he worked under Don José Pages Llergo, Director of Hoy magazine.
Years later, he worked in the tri-weekly ATISBOS, which was led by Don René Capistrán Garza, who as a young man was President of the ACJM (Mexican Association of Catholic Youth) and who beat the representatives of the Revolutionary Workers Confederation in a memorable oratory contest and was also exiled by the government of Plutarco Elías Calles.
In May 19th 1957 he began his work at the editorial offices of EL UNIVERSAL, the legendary Mexican newspaper, as a reporter.
From that day on, was on permanent assignment at the newspaper, covering the arrival of the first Mexican Cardinal, José Garb Rivera, traveling with him from Mexico City to Guadalajara, were he was Archbishop.
For 10 years, he accompanied Doctor Alfonso Caso, General Director of the National Indigenous Institute during the tours he took of the majority of Pre-Columbian areas of Mexican Mesoamerica.
As a special correspondent, he covered the 1964 Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) during which it was agreed to block Cuba after a majority vote.
2011-03-24
Luis Ariel Ramos
