Luz Alba

Cube Bonifant (1904 – August 16, 1993, born Antonia Bonifant López) was a Mexican journalist, satirist, and film critic known as ''Una Pequeña Marquesa de Sade'' ("little Marquis de Sade") for her biting wit.

Early life

She was born Antonia Bonifant López in El Rosario, a small mining town in Sinaloa.

Her sister was the silent film actress Carmen López. She got her nickname Cube as a girl by mispronouncing the greeting "¿Qué hubo?" as "Cu-be."

Career

Bonifant first published writings were romantic poems that were published in the Mexican newspapers, ''Revista de Revistas'' and ''El Ilustrado.'' In 1921 she began writing a column for ''El Ilustrado''. The column was directed at women, but was a shift away from columns about household items.

Starting in 1927 she began publishing film critiques under the name Luz Alba. One year later she began writing under the name Aura Stella about Mexican movie stars for the magazine ''Rotográfico.''

Bonifant also did some work in acting, starring in the 1922 play ''La gran noticia'' and as an extra in the 1931 film ''Santa.''

Death

Bonifant died on 16 August 1993 in Coyoacán.

References

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1904 births
1993 deaths
20th-century Mexican journalists
Mexican newspaper journalists
20th-century Mexican poets
Mexican women poets
Mexican columnists
Mexican women columnists
Film critics
Women film critics
Mexican satirists
Women satirists
Mexican film actors
Mexican film actresses